Logical Reasoning

PT16 · S2 · Q10 A fundamental illusion in robotics

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A fundamental illusion in robotics is the belief that improvements in robots will liberate humanity from "hazardous and demeaning work."

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.

10.

The reasoning in the argument is most vulnerable to the criticism that it

  1. ignores the consideration that in

    Trap

    2% picked this

  2. assumes what it sets out

    Trap

    10% picked this

  3. does not specify whether or

    Trap

    8% picked this

  4. attempts to support its conclusion

    Trap

    1% picked this

  5. Correct

    fails to address the possibility

    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.

    79% picked this

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