Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Easy

PT142 S1 Q5 Explanation

Critic: Fillmore, an influential television

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Stimulus

Critic: Fillmore, an influential television executive, argues that watching television regularly is not detrimental to very young children. Fillmore bases this on the claim, which I grant, that children can learn much that is beneficial from television. But we should reject Fillmore's argument, because parents that television is not harmful to their children.

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
5.

Which one of the following most accurately describes a flaw in the

Answer choices

  1. Trap0% picked this

    It takes a necessary condition for something's being harmful to be a sufficient condition

  2. Trap0% picked this

    It concludes that something is true merely on the grounds that there is no evidence

  3. Correct99% picked this

    It rejects an argument solely on the grounds that the argument could serve the interests of the

    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.

  4. Trap1% picked this

    It is based on an appeal to the views of someone with questionable authority on

  5. Trap0% picked this

    It bases its conclusion on claims that are inconsistent with

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