Logical Reasoning

PT154 · S1 · Q1 Rhett: Otto gives me

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Rhett: Otto gives me a ride to work every morning and expects me to help pay for fuel.

Rhett's Claims

1. Otto gives me a ride to work every morning.

2. Otto expects me to help pay for fuel.

3. I shouldn’t have to pay.

4. Giving me a ride doesn’t increase the amount he spends on fuel.

5. He has to go right by my house anyway.

Barbara's Responses

1. no comment 2. no comment 3. Disagrees 4. no comment (possibly agrees) 5. no comment

Evaluate

Barbara doesn't dispute any of the facts that Rhett presents as evidence, such as Rhett's claim #1, #2, or #5. She might even agree withe claim #4, because she mentions diverting warm air from her house "without increasing my expenses." So, when Barbara states that Rhett's logic is "flawed," she seems to be disagreeing with his conclusion that he should not have have to pay Otto.

Goal

We'll look for an answer that addresses claim #3.

1.

The dialogue provides the most support for the claim that Rhett and Barbara disagree over whether

  1. Otto requires Rhett to help

    Too Strong

    Rhett never even says that Otto "requires" Rhett to pay, only that Otto expects him to pay. Otto might expect Rhett to pay, but might still reluctantly give Rhett a ride without getting any money for fuel.

    2% picked this

  2. Correct

    Rhett should have to help

    Why this is right

    This is claim #3. Rhett concludes that he should not have to pay Otto. Barbara indicates that this is a flawed conclusion.

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

    89% picked this

  3. giving Rhett a ride to

    Unsupported Agree Position

    Rhett states the opposite of this, and there is no indication at all that Barbara disagrees with Rhett. There is actually some indication that she might agree with Rhett.

    7% picked this

  4. Rhett is entitled to the

    Unsupported Agree Position

    The way that Barbara uses the warm air in her analogy indicates that she would not agree with this statement: she seems to think that this would be flawed logic. If anything, the fact that Barbara is using this analogy in her reply to Rhett indicates she thinks Rhett might agree with her view on taking warm air from her spare room. But we don't actually know what Rhett thinks.

    1% picked this

  5. Rhett could divert to his

    Unsupported Agree Position

    Barbara gives this as a hypothetical situation ("if you could divert it..."). So we don't even know if Barbara thinks this is actually possible. And we have no idea what Rhett thinks about this.

    0% picked this

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