Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Medium

PT139 S4 Q22 Explanation

If the magazine's circulation

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Stimulus

If the magazine's circulation continues to rise as it has over the last ten years, in another ten years it will be the largest-selling martial arts magazine in the world. Unfortunately, it has now become clear that the magazine's publisher will not allow the managing editor to make the changes she has the magazine will not be the largest-selling martial arts magazine ten years from now.

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
22.

The argument's reasoning is flawed because

Answer choices

  1. Trap3% picked this

    identifies some changes required for the magazine's circulation to continue its rapid increase and concludes from this that

  2. Trap13% picked this

    equates a reduction in the rate at which the magazine's circulation is increasing with a decline

  3. Trap3% picked this

    draws a conclusion that simply restates a claim that is presented in support

  4. Trap7% picked this

    takes a single fact that is incompatible with a general claim as enough to show that

  5. Correct74% picked this

    treats an occurrence that will ensure a certain outcome as something that is required

    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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