Logical Reasoning

PT156 · S4 · Q25 Translator: Dr. Abner, apparently scornful

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Translator: Dr. Abner, apparently scornful of my translation of an ancient poem on the grounds that it is inaccurate, says that my translation produces in most readers feelings other than those the original text was intended to produce.

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.

25.

The translator's argument is flawed in that it

  1. fails to adequately address the

    Trap

    1% picked this

  2. draws a conclusion purely on

    Trap

    1% picked this

  3. fails to adequately address the

    Trap

    10% picked this

  4. rejects an argument merely because

    Trap

    5% picked this

  5. Correct

    concludes that we cannot know

    Why this is right

    Answer E is correct.

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

    83% picked this

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