Logical Reasoning

PT156 · S4 · Q14 Science writer: Scientists often accept a

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Science writer: Scientists often accept a scientific argument largely for social reasons, such as the argument's acceptance by other scientists or the prestige of the scientist making the argument.

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.

14.

The science writer's argument is most vulnerable to criticism on the grounds that it

  1. takes for granted that the

    Trap

    3% picked this

  2. Correct

    takes for granted that whether

    Why this is right

    Answer B is correct.

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

    63% picked this

  3. fails to consider the possibility

    Trap

    22% picked this

  4. fails to consider the possibility

    Trap

    2% picked this

  5. takes for granted that a

    Trap

    10% picked this

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