Logical Reasoning

PT16 · S3 · Q26 The government has no right

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The government has no right to tax earnings from labor.

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.

26.

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

  1. Correct

    It ignores a difference in

    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.

    87% picked this

  2. It does not take into

    Trap

    2% picked this

  3. It mistakenly assumes that all

    Trap

    1% picked this

  4. It ignores the fact that

    Trap

    1% picked this

  5. It treats definitions as if

    Trap

    8% picked this

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