Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Easy

PT134 S2 Q6 Explanation

Beck: Our computer program estimates

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Stimulus

Beck: Our computer program estimates municipal automotive use based on weekly data. Some staff question the accuracy of the program's estimates. But because the figures it provides are remarkably consistent can be confident of its accuracy.

What this question is testing

Flaw

Your task

Describe the reasoning error the argument actually commits.

Common trap

Answers that name a real logical flaw the argument doesn't actually make.

Winning move

Articulate the gap in the reasoning yourself, then match it to the choice that describes that gap.

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The question
6.

The reasoning in Beck's argument is flawed in

Answer choices

  1. Out of Scope1% picked this

    fails to establish that consistency is a more important consideration

    The importance of each consideration is not relevant to the argument.

  2. Out of Scope1% picked this

    fails to consider the program's accuracy in other tasks that it

    Other tasks are not relevant to the argument.

  3. Contradiction7% picked this

    takes for granted that the program's output would be consistent even if its

    The argument takes for granted C → A that the program’s output would be consistent only if its estimates were accurate. Consistent even if its estimates C + ~A were inaccurate.

  4. Out of Scope1% picked this

    regards accuracy as the sole criterion for judging the

    The program’s value is not relevant to the argument.

  5. Correct89% picked this

    fails to consider that the program could produce consistent but

    Why this is right

    This attacks the argument’s C + ~A assumption.

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

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