Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Hard

PT159 S1 Q19 ExplanationCompany spokesperson: Although our products are

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Company spokesperson: Although our products are the most expensive in our industry, they are also the best available. After all, consider any less expensive product made by one of our competitors. If it were as good it would cost as much, or more.

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
19.

The reasoning in the company spokesperson’s argument is flawed in that

Answer choices, explained

  1. Correct47% picked this

    contains a premise that presupposes the truth of

    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. Trap5% picked this

    fails to make a needed distinction between the best product currently available and the best product

  3. Trap40% picked this

    treats a cause of a product being the most expensive as an effect of its

  4. Trap4% picked this

    presumes that because something is true of each of a company’s products it is also true of the

  5. Trap4% picked this

    bases a conclusion on claims that are inconsistent with

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