Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Medium

PT156 S4 Q16 ExplanationManager: I plan to put together

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Stimulus

Manager: I plan to put together a successful marketing team by choosing highly skilled, independent workers who prefer not to work as part of a tightly knit group. This strategy is bound to succeed because recent research shows that when a common purpose is them to function better than tightly knit ones.

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
16.

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

Answer choices, explained

  1. Trap11% picked this

    presumes that factors that are collectively sufficient for success are also individually

  2. Trap3% picked this

    relies on research that has no apparent relevance to the manager's

  3. Trap3% picked this

    takes for granted that flexible teams always function significantly better than

  4. Correct76% picked this

    overlooks the possibility that people who prefer not to work in tightly knit groups may have difficulty committing

    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. Trap6% picked this

    confuses the goals that the manager is seeking to achieve with the goals that must be held in common by the

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