Logical Reasoning

PT159 · S3 · Q15 Schmidt: In enforcing township rules on how homeowners

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Schmidt: In enforcing township rules on how homeowners maintain their property, it is a mistake to encourage residents to report violations by their neighbors.

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.

15.

Chandha's response is most vulnerable to criticism on the grounds that it

  1. Correct

    takes a criticism of the

    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.

    72% picked this

  2. challenges the motivation behind Schmidt’s

    Trap

    6% picked this

  3. confuses a criticism of the

    Trap

    15% picked this

  4. takes for granted that just

    Trap

    3% picked this

  5. confuses the cause of bad

    Trap

    4% picked this

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