Logical Reasoning

PT3 · S2 · Q25 The public in the United States

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The public in the United States has in the past been conditioned to support a substantial defense budget by the threat of confrontation with the Eastern bloc.

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.

25.

Which one of the following indicates a weakness in the position expressed above?

  1. It presupposes that public opinion

    Trap

    5% picked this

  2. It refers to past and

    Trap

    17% picked this

  3. It assumes as fact what

    Trap

    7% picked this

  4. It fails to give any

    Trap

    5% picked this

  5. Correct

    It hinges on the term

    Why this is right

    Answer E is correct.

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

    67% picked this

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