Logical Reasoning

PT142 · S1 · Q7 A landlord needed to replace

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A landlord needed to replace the air-conditioning unit in a small rental home.

Conclusion

Buy the FreezAll.

Evidence

Even though the Sno-Queen is the most powerful unit for the price, the FreezAll is powerful enough for your needs.

Evaluate

Well we know what principle this salesperson wasn't using: .

Given that these two models are the same price, it's a little weird to say "buy the model that has less performance capacity", but that's what the salesperson did.

He must be thinking something like .

Goal

We want something like, .

7.

The salesperson's advice to the landlord most closely conforms to which one of the following principles?

  1. When the prices of two

    Bad Conclusion Match

    This principle would lead the salesperson to remain agnostic about which model to recommend. He'd be saying, "Well -- the prices are the same, so you're good with buying either one."

    3% picked this

  2. When a consumer is choosing

    Opposite

    This principle says that you only but the less powerful one (the FreezAll) if it's cheaper. But since the FreezAll isn't cheaper, this principle would recommend that you don't buy the FreezAll, so it's the opposite of the salesperson's advice.

    1% picked this

  3. A salesperson should always recommend

    Opposite

    The Sno-Queen is the better value, since it's "the most powerful for the price", and it's the same price as the FreezAll. Following this principle would lead one to recommend / buy the Sno-Queen, not the FreezAll.

    9% picked this

  4. When advising customers about a

    Bad Premise Match

    Since the models are identically priced, neither one of them (presumably) would yield a higher commission than the other. Following this principle would leave Sno-Queen and FreezAll tied in the mind of the salesperson.

    1% picked this

  5. Correct

    When a consumer is choosing

    Why this is right

    The consumer (the landlord) is choosing a home appliance (an A/C unit), and the FreezAll is the less powerful product than the Sno-Queen, though both would meet the landlord's needs. Thus, according to this principle, one should buy the FreezAll. If the salesperson is following this principle, he'll recommend the FreezAll, as he did.

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

    86% picked this

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