Logical Reasoning

PT21 · S2 · Q16 Consumer advocate: One advertisement

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Consumer advocate: One advertisement that is deceptive, and thus morally wrong, states that “gram for gram, the refined sugar used in our chocolate pies is no more fattening than the sugars found in fruits and vegetables.” This is like trying to persuade someone that chocolate pies are not fattening by saying that, calorie for calorie, they are no more fattening than celery.

Your task

Break the argument into its conclusion and evidence, then do exactly what the question stem asks with that structure.

Common trap

Answers that sound relevant to the topic but don't connect to the argument's actual reasoning.

Winning move

Predict what a right answer must do, then test each choice against the conclusion-evidence gap.

16.

Which one of the following principles, if established, would do most to support the consumer advocate’s position against the advertiser’s response?

  1. It is morally wrong to

    Trap

    6% picked this

  2. A true statement should be

    Trap

    3% picked this

  3. To make statements that impart

    Trap

    1% picked this

  4. It is morally wrong to

    Trap

    5% picked this

  5. Correct

    A true statement should be

    Why this is right

    Answer E is correct.

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

    85% picked this

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