Logical Reasoning

PT17 · S3 · Q4 Larissa responds to Walter by doing

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Walter: For the economically privileged in a society to tolerate an injustice perpetrated against one of society's disadvantaged is not just morally wrong but also shortsighted: a system that inflicts an injustice on a disadvantaged person today can equally well inflict that same injustice on a well-to-do person tomorrow.

Your task

Describe how the argument proceeds — the technique it uses to reach its conclusion.

Common trap

Answers that describe a method the argument doesn't actually use.

Winning move

Track the role each statement plays, then match that to the choice describing the same moves.

4.

Larissa responds to Walter by doing which one of the following?

  1. giving reason to doubt the

    Trap

    5% picked this

  2. drawing implausible consequences from Walter’s

    Trap

    1% picked this

  3. questioning Walter’s authority to address

    Trap

    0% picked this

  4. Correct

    providing an alternative reason for

    Why this is right

    Answer D is correct.

    Skill tested: Method · how this choice captures the argument's function is the move to repeat next time.

    89% picked this

  5. charging Walter with stopping short

    Trap

    4% picked this

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