Logical Reasoning

PT146 · S3 · Q5 Resident: Data indicates that 30

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Resident: Data indicates that 30 percent of the houses in our town have inadequate site drainage and 30 percent have structural defects that could make them unsafe.

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.

The reasoning in the resident's argument is flawed in that the argument overlooks the possibility that

  1. the town has a relatively

    Trap

    1% picked this

  2. inadequate site drainage can make

    Trap

    2% picked this

  3. structural defects are often easier

    Trap

    0% picked this

  4. many houses in the town

    Trap

    6% picked this

  5. Correct

    some of the houses that

    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.

    91% picked this

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