Every time people get what

Answer choices

1. A

   Bad Evidence Match4% picked this

   I sure am enjoying the party even though I was sure I would not, so I guess I

   The evidence doesn't have any premise like "Every instance of Y is accompanied by X", so we won't be able to re-create the same flaw.

   4%
2. B

   Bad Evidence Match2% picked this

   I have never been skiing, but just thinking about it terrifies me, so I guess I must not

   The evidence doesn't have any premise like "Every instance of Y is accompanied by X", so we won't be able to re-create the same flaw.

   2%
3. C

   Correct70% picked this

   Every time I eat pizza I get a stomachache, so I suppose the reason I eat pizza in the first place is so

   Why this is right

   We can match this up. The author is thinking, "Since X always accompanies Y, X must be the goal of Y." Every time I eat pizza, I get a stomachache. Every time I satisfy a desire, I get pleasure. Thus, The reason I eat pizza is to get that stomachache. The reason I desire something is for pleasure.

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

   70%
4. D

   Bad Conclusion Match14% picked this

   Every time I have gone to a party with Julio I have enjoyed myself, so I expect I will enjoy myself if Julio and

   This argument is pretty reasonable, but if we were to name a flaw it would be the assumption that Past = Present. This argument is saying, "Every X has been accompanied by Y. Thus, I expect that a future X will also be accompanied by Y." The original argument didn't say, "Every satisfied desire has been accompanied by pleasure. Thus, I expect that I will feel pleasure if I satisfy a desire tonight." The original argument was saying that "since pleasure accompanies every satisfied desire, it must be that the only thing I desire is pleasure". This argument would have to say, "since enjoyment has accompanied every time that Juilo and I go to a party, it must be that I go to parties with Julio for enjoyment".

   14%
5. E

   Bad Conclusion Match10% picked this

   I never enjoy a soccer game without eating hot dogs, so I guess I would not enjoy going to a basketball game if I

   This conclusion introduces a brand new topic (basketball), creating a Dubious Comparison type flaw. But the original conclusion doesn't introduce any new topic in the conclusion. It just switches from a premise about "X always accompanying Y" to a conclusion about "X always being the goal of Y".

   10%