Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Medium

PT2 S4 Q4 Explanation

Giselle: The government needs

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Stimulus

Giselle: The government needs to ensure that the public consumes less petroleum. When things cost more, people buy and use less of them. Therefore, the government should gasoline, a major petroleum product.

Antoine: The government should not raise the sales tax on gasoline. Such an increase would be unfair to gasoline users. If taxes are to be increased, the increases should be applied in such a way that they spread the burden of many people, not just the users of gasoline.

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
4.

As a rebuttal of Giselle’s argument, Antoine’s response is

Answer choices

  1. Correct76% picked this

    He ignores the fact that Giselle does not base her argument for raising the gasoline sales tax on the

    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

    He fails to specify how many taxpayers there are who are

  3. Trap10% picked this

    His conclusion is based on an assertion regarding unfairness, and unfairness is a

  4. Trap4% picked this

    He mistakenly assumes that Giselle wants a sales tax increase only

  5. Trap8% picked this

    He makes the implausible assumption that the burden of increasing government revenues can be more evenly distributed among the people through other means

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