Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Hard

PT156 S4 Q23 Explanation

The computer software industry is

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Stimulus

The computer software industry is rapidly growing and has been for some time. For a company to grow rapidly, it must be innovative, which means it must have creative employees or a management that is open to new ideas. Logichut is a software company that so, its management is evidently open to new ideas.

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
23.

The reasoning in the argument is flawed in

Answer choices

  1. Correct45% picked this

    illicitly presumes that because a set of things has a certain property, each member of that

    Why this is right

    Answer A is correct.

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

  2. Trap28% picked this

    confuses a necessary condition for a company's being innovative with a sufficient condition for a

  3. Trap5% picked this

    illicitly concludes that because many people believe something, it must

  4. Trap16% picked this

    confuses a necessary condition for a company to grow rapidly with a sufficient condition for a

  5. Trap6% picked this

    overlooks the possibility that a software company could have both creative employees and a management that is

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