Logical Reasoning

PT142 · S1 · Q5 Critic: Fillmore, an influential television

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Critic: Fillmore, an influential television executive, argues that watching television regularly is not detrimental to very young children.

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.

5.

Which one of the following most accurately describes a flaw in the critic's reasoning?

  1. It takes a necessary condition

    Trap

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  2. It concludes that something is

    Trap

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  3. Correct

    It rejects an argument solely

    Why this is right

    Answer C is correct.

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

    98% picked this

  4. It is based on an

    Trap

    1% picked this

  5. It bases its conclusion on

    Trap

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