Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Hard

PT156 S4 Q18 ExplanationLand developer: In a certain nation

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Stimulus

Land developer: In a certain nation, stringent regulations prevent private landowners from building on their land if any endangered species is present on it. These regulations make the presence of endangered species a severe financial liability for many landowners and thereby discourage the landowners from protecting the endangered species on be harmed by removal of the regulations on land development.

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
18.

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

Answer choices, explained

  1. Trap29% picked this

    It confuses a condition whose presence would be required in order for a certain result to be produced with a condition whose presence would

  2. Trap6% picked this

    It justifies a claim containing a value judgment solely on the basis of factual claims that do not in

  3. Correct59% picked this

    It unjustifiably overlooks the possibility that even if certain factors tend to produce a given effect, they may be likely to produce

    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.

  4. Trap5% picked this

    It fails to take into account the possibility that policies that are not in the interest of land developers may well be

  5. Trap1% picked this

    It fails to account for potential reactions from private landowners who do not have any endangered

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