Logical Reasoning

PT136 · S4 · Q3 Some members have criticized

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Some members have criticized the club's president for inviting Dr. Hines to speak at the annual awards banquet without consulting other club members beforehand.

Evidence

Some members have criticized the club’s president for inviting Dr. Hines to speak at the annual awards banquet without consulting other club members beforehand.

But a few years ago the previous club president hired a tax accountant even though he had not discussed it with club members beforehand.

Conclusion

So the current president acted appropriately in the way in which she invited Dr. Hines.

Evaluate

The argument assumes that the examples are similar. Furthermore it assumes that previous club president acted appropriately in hiring the tax consultant.

3.

Which one of the following is an assumption on which the argument relies?

  1. The previous club president had

    Too Strong

    This need not be assumed for the previous club president to serve as support for the current club president’s action.

    4% picked this

  2. At the time the previous

    Out of Scope

    The expectations of club members are not necessarily relevant to determine whether consultation would have been appropriate.

    5% picked this

  3. Dr. Hines accepted the president's

    Out of Scope

    Whether or not the invitation was accepted is not relevant to an argument about whether it was appropriate to extend the invitation in the first place.

    0% picked this

  4. The club president has more

    Weaken

    This makes it less likely that the club president acted appropriately.

    2% picked this

  5. Correct

    The club's previous president acted

    Why this is right

    In order for the example with the previous club president to serve as evidence for the assertion that the current club president acted appropriately, it must be true that previous club president also acted appropriately.

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

    89% picked this

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