Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Easy

PT134 S3 Q2 Explanation

Principle: If you sell an item

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Stimulus

Principle: If you sell an item that you know to be defective, telling the buyer that the item thereby commit fraud.

Application: Wilton sold a used bicycle to Harris, knowing very little about its condition. Wilton told Harris that the bicycle was in good working condition, but Harris soon learned Wilton was therefore guilty of fraud.

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
2.

The application of the principle is most vulnerable to criticism on the

Answer choices

  1. Trap2% picked this

    the application fails to establish whether Wilton was given the opportunity to

  2. Trap0% picked this

    the application fails to indicate how much money Wilton received for

  3. Trap4% picked this

    the application uses the word "defective" in a sense that is crucially different from how it is used in

  4. Trap1% picked this

    Harris might not have believed Wilton's statement about the

  5. Correct94% picked this

    asserting something without justification is not the same as asserting something one knows

    Why this is right

    Answer E is correct.

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

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