Logical Reasoning

PT136 · S2 · Q8 Robinson: Wexell says that

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Robinson: Wexell says that the museum wasted its money in purchasing props and costumes from famous stage productions, because such items have no artistic significance outside the context of a performance.

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.

8.

The reasoning in Robinson's argument is most vulnerable to criticism on the grounds that it

  1. offers anecdotal evidence insufficient to

    Trap

    2% picked this

  2. Correct

    gives reasons that do not

    Why this is right

    Answer B is correct.

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

    86% picked this

  3. attacks the person making the

    Trap

    0% picked this

  4. concludes that a claim is

    Trap

    5% picked this

  5. takes a condition that is

    Trap

    7% picked this

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