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The figures our computer program C provides are remarkably consistent from week to week.
We can be confident of its accuracy. A
The argument assumes that if the C → A figures are consistent, then they are accurate.
The reasoning in Beck's argument is flawed in that it
fails to establish that consistency
The importance of each consideration is not relevant to the argument.
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fails to consider the program's
Other tasks are not relevant to the argument.
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takes for granted that the
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.
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regards accuracy as the sole
The program’s value is not relevant to the argument.
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fails to consider that the
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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