Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Easy

PT16 S3 Q26 Explanation

The government has no right

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Stimulus

The government has no right to tax earnings from labor. Taxation of this kind requires the laborer to devote a certain percentage of hours worked to earning money for the government. Thus, such taxation forces the laborer to work, in part, for another's purpose. Since involuntary servitude can be involuntary servitude is pernicious, so is taxing earnings from labor.

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
26.

Which one of the following is an error of reasoning committed by

Answer choices

  1. Correct84% picked this

    It ignores a difference in how the idea of forced work for another’s purpose applies

    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. Trap2% picked this

    It does not take into account the fact that labor is taxed at different rates

  3. Trap2% picked this

    It mistakenly assumes that all work

  4. Trap3% picked this

    It ignores the fact that the government also taxes income

  5. Trap9% picked this

    It treats definitions as if they were matters of subjective opinion rather than objective

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