Logical Reasoning

PT156 · S4 · Q18 Land developer: In a certain nation

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Land developer: In a certain nation, stringent regulations prevent private landowners from building on their land if any endangered species is present on it.

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.

18.

The reasoning in the land developer's argument is most vulnerable to criticism on which one of the following grounds?

  1. It confuses a condition whose

    Trap

    29% picked this

  2. It justifies a claim containing

    Trap

    6% picked this

  3. Correct

    It unjustifiably overlooks the possibility

    Why this is right

    Answer C is correct.

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

    60% picked this

  4. It fails to take into

    Trap

    4% picked this

  5. It fails to account for

    Trap

    1% picked this

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