Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Easy

PT15 S2 Q2 Explanation

Physicist: The claim that low-temperature

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Stimulus

Physicist: The claim that low-temperature nuclear fusion can be achieved entirely by chemical means is based on chemical experiments in calculations are inaccurate.

Chemist: But your challenge is ineffectual, since you are simply jealous at the thought that chemists might have solved a problem unable to solve.

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
2.

Which one of the following is the strongest criticism of the chemist’s response to

Answer choices

  1. Trap0% picked this

    It restates a claim in different words instead of offering evidence

  2. Trap1% picked this

    It fails to establish that perfect accuracy of measurements and calculations

  3. Trap0% picked this

    It confuses two different meanings of the

  4. Correct98% picked this

    It is directed against the proponent of a claim rather than against

    Why this is right

    Answer D is correct.

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

  5. Trap0% picked this

    It rests on a

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