Logical Reasoning

PT148 · S4 · Q23 YXK is currently the television network

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YXK is currently the television network with the highest overall number of viewers.

Conclusion (So)

Bliss currently has more viewers than any other program on television.

Evidence

YXK is the network with the highest overall number of viewers. And Bliss is the #1 show on YXK.

Evaluate

We know from real life that the #1 most-watched show on the most-watched network does not have to necessarily be the #1 most-watched show overall. CBS had the highest overall number of viewers, and "Big Bang Theory" was the show on CBS that got the most viewers. But "Big Bang Theory" didn't get as many viewers as "Game of Thrones" on HBO.

However, we need to abstract this. One thing that can help us is reminding ourselves that Parallel Flaw loves to test the 5 most common famous flaws (Necessary vs. Sufficient, Part vs. Whole, Causal, Unproven vs. Proven False, and Ad Hominem).

When we notice that the premise and the conclusion are recycling the trait "most viewers", we might suspect Part vs. Whole.

The network YXK, as a Whole, has more viewers than anything else, but that doesn't mean that Bliss, which is a Part of that network, has more viewers than anything else.

Goal

Let's look for an argument that says, - This Whole is #1 overall - This Part is the #1 within that Whole - This Part is #1 overall

23.

The flawed reasoning exhibited by the argument above is most similar to that exhibited by which one of the following?

  1. Correct

    Soccer players suffer more leg

    Why this is right

    - We establish that this Whole is #1 overall Soccer Players are #1 overall when it comes to average number of leg injuries. - Then we talk about #1 Part of that Whole Linda (a soccer player) is #1 for leg injuries among soccer players. - Then we conclude that this Part is #1 overall Linda has more leg injuries than anyone This is vulnerable to the same type of objection as was the original argument: even if soccer players on average have more leg injuries than other types of athletes, the #1 person with leg injuries might still be Wobbly Pete, the basketball player.

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

    62% picked this

  2. Teachers at our school have

    Bad 2nd Premise

    We're good with the first ingredient - This Whole is #1 overall Our school is #1 when it comes to average number of awards per teacher. But it falls off the rails with the second: - This Part is the #1 within that Whole The second premise doesn't say that Janna is the teacher at this school who is #1 for awards. It actually says that Janna is #1 overall, which is supposed to be the conclusion. The actual conclusion introduces a brand new concept, "Best" vs. "most awards".

    4% picked this

  3. The Olson Motor Company manufactures

    Valid Logic

    We're not quite good with the first ingredient - This Whole is #1 overall Olson Motor is #1 when it comes to ... ? It doesn't say that Olson Motor is #1 overall when it comes to a certain metric. Instead, it says that Olson has the top 3 selling car models overall. So when they tell us the Decade is the best of those 3, it's absolute valid to say that the Decade is the #1 car overall.

    29% picked this

  4. In this city the highest-paid

    Bad Premise Matches

    We don't have our desired first ingredient, - This Whole is #1 overall The premises aren't about a Whole at all. It just says the #1 cop makes more money than the #1 firefighter, and the lowest cop makes more than the lowest firefighter. We can bail. If we don't have a premise about a Whole, then we can't match this up with the original

    2% picked this

  5. Falling Fast is the film

    Valid Logic

    We don't get our needed first ingredient - This Whole is #1 overall Instead, the premise is about an individual film. It's the #1 overall. Furthermore, this argument is actually fine. We're allowed to argue like this: - Thing X is A - Most things that are A are B. - Thus, Thing X is probably B.

    2% picked this

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