If a child is to develop healthy

Answer choices

1. A

   Valid Logic14% picked this

   If bread is to have a firm crust, it must be baked at the right temperature. It therefore follows that bread that is not

   This presents a conditional premise, firm crust ? baked right temp And then presents a valid contrapositive conclusion, ~baked right temp ? ~firm crust

   14%
2. B

   Correct76% picked this

   A cake must contain the right amount of flour in order to taste good. It therefore follows that cakes that do not taste good

   Why this is right

   This presents a conditional premise, taste good ? right amount of flour and then concludes an illegal opposite conclusion, ~taste good ? ~ right amount of flour

   Skill tested: Parallel Flaw · how this choice captures the argument's function is the move to repeat next time.

   76%
3. C

   Different Flaw (past = future)8% picked this

   The Bake-a-Thon, which is open to contestants of all ages, has never been won by a person under the age of 30. It therefore

   This presents a conditional premise, although one that is not a timeless rule but rather a historically true universal: won contest ? was 30+ yrs old Then it illegally assumes that "past patterns will continue to apply in the future" in order to conclude this year's winner = 30+ yrs old

   8%
4. D

   Bad Premise Match1% picked this

   Both yeast and baking powder can cause sweet rolls to rise. It therefore follows that yeast can always be substituted for baking powder

   The premise isn't a conditional (unless you willfully force it to be). And the conclusion certainly isn't an illegal opposite. An illegal opposite conclusion would sound like, "Thus, if an ingredient isn't yeast or baking powder, then it can't cause sweet rolls to rise".

   1%
5. E

   Different Flaw (assumes equal chance)1% picked this

   In recipe contests, there are always more contestants in the pie category than there are in the cake category. It therefore follows that contestants

   This barely has something we could consider a conditional premise. It is a historically true universal: recipe contest ? (historically) pies > cakes We could already bail from this, but if we continued, we'd need the conclusion to give us an illegal opposite, such as, "Thus, if a content isn't about recipes, then there will be more cakes than pies".

   1%