Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Easy

PT156 S2 Q9 Explanation

Editorialist: Evidence shows that restrictions

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Stimulus

Editorialist: Evidence shows that restrictions on tobacco advertising have had a significant impact on smoking among adults. A recent survey has shown that a smaller percentage of adults now smoke than at any other time in the last two decades. The decline in the percentage of adults who smoke has been most most important restrictions on tobacco advertising came into force ten years ago.

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
9.

The reasoning in the editorialist's argument is most vulnerable to criticism on the grounds

Answer choices

  1. Trap1% picked this

    fails to consider whether there have been any changes over the last two decades in the percentage of

  2. Trap4% picked this

    uses evidence that describes only a percentage of the adult population to reach a conclusion about

  3. Trap1% picked this

    reaches a conclusion about smoking among today's adults based on statistics from ten or

  4. Trap1% picked this

    neglects to take into account whether there have been restrictions on the advertising of other products besides tobacco

  5. Correct93% picked this

    fails to consider the possibility that factors other than restrictions on advertising have contributed to the decline

    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.

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