Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Easy

PT156 S4 Q25 ExplanationTranslator: 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. However, as Dr. Abner should realize, we do not know how people intended them to respond. So Dr. Abner's criticism is unjustified.

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
25.

The translator's argument is flawed in

Answer choices, explained

  1. Trap1% picked this

    fails to adequately address the possibility that the original poem had more

  2. Trap2% picked this

    draws a conclusion purely on the basis of an appeal to

  3. Trap11% picked this

    fails to adequately address the possibility that the original text was not intended to produce any particular

  4. Trap6% picked this

    rejects an argument merely because of the circumstances of the person

  5. Correct79% picked this

    concludes that we cannot know that certain effects were not what the author intended merely because we do not know what specific

    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.

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