Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Easy

PT136 S2 Q8 Explanation

Robinson: Wexell says that

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Stimulus

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. But many of the props and costumes are too old and fragile for use in a performance. So clearly, the museum is the only way of making them available to the public.

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
8.

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

Answer choices

  1. Trap3% picked this

    offers anecdotal evidence insufficient to support a

  2. Correct86% picked this

    gives reasons that do not address the point made in

    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.

  3. Trap0% picked this

    attacks the person making the argument than the substance of

  4. Trap5% picked this

    concludes that a claim is false merely on the grounds that the evidence for

  5. Trap7% picked this

    takes a condition that is sufficient for the conclusion to be true as one that is necessary for

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