Logical Reasoning

PT151 · S4 · Q1 Joe: All vampire stories

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Joe: All vampire stories are based on an absurd set of premises.

Given Joe's Claims

1. All vampire stories are based on an absurd set of premises.

2. According to such stories, every victim of a vampire becomes a vampire.

3. And [according to such stories] vampires have existed since ancient times and are immortal,

4. Vampires would by now have almost completely eliminated their prey.

Evaluate Maria's Responses

1. no comment 2. Disagrees 3. no comment 4. no comment, possibly disagrees

The only one of Joe's points that Maria explicitly disagrees with is the idea that every victim of a vampire becomes a vampire. Maria's statements suggest that Maria disagrees with Joe's claim that vampires would by now have almost completely eliminated their prey, but that's not totally certain.

Goal

Expect the correct answer to addresses claim #2. It's not completely out of the question for a correct answer to address claim #4, but that seems less likely considering Maria's explicit disagreement with claim #2. Beware of answers which focus on other details about which Maria never expressed an opinion.

1.

Joe and Maria disagree over the truth of which one of the following?

  1. Vampires are always depicted in

    Half Scope

    Joe states this. Maria never comments on this particular detail.

    1% picked this

  2. Vampires are always depicted in

    Half Scope

    Joe states this. Maria never comments on this particular detail.

    0% picked this

  3. No vampire stories are incoherent.

    Half Scope

    Joe claims that all vampire stories are based on an absurd set of premises, which is similar to saying that they are incoherent. Maria never comments on how reasonable or absurd vampire stories are.

    1% picked this

  4. No vampire stories depict the

    Unsupported Disagree Position

    Neither Joe nor Maria discusses how vampire stories actually depict the size of the vampire population.

    1% picked this

  5. Correct

    In all vampire stories, every

    Why this is right

    Joe states this. Maria states that, in most of the vampire stories that Maria is familiar with, vampires turn only a few of their victims into vampires.

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

    97% picked this

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