Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Hard

PT159 S3 Q15 ExplanationSchmidt: In enforcing township rules on how homeowners

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Stimulus

Schmidt: In enforcing township rules on how homeowners maintain their property, it is a mistake to encourage residents to report violations by their neighbors. Doing so engenders bad to tips based on spite.

Chandha: It’s not a mistake. Without rules on how homeowners maintain their property, a single homeowner could degrade an entire neighborhood.

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
15.

Chandha’s response is most vulnerable to criticism on the grounds

Answer choices, explained

  1. Correct63% picked this

    takes a criticism of the way in which certain rules are enforced to be a criticism

    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. Trap10% picked this

    challenges the motivation behind Schmidt’s argument rather than

  3. Trap19% picked this

    confuses a criticism of the consequences of having a set of rules with a criticism of the detailed

  4. Trap4% picked this

    takes for granted that just because something is likely to happen on some occasions, it

  5. Trap4% picked this

    confuses the cause of bad feelings among neighbors with a consequence of bad

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