Logical Reasoning

PT4 · S1 · Q11 Current legislation that requires designated

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Current legislation that requires designated sections for smokers and nonsmokers on the premises of privately owned businesses is an intrusion into the private sector that cannot be justified.

Your task

Find the assumption that, if added, guarantees the conclusion follows.

Common trap

Answers that only partly bridge the gap, leaving the conclusion unproven.

Winning move

Identify the new term in the conclusion and pick the choice that links it to the evidence.

11.

Which one of the following is a principle that, if accepted, could enable the conclusion to be properly drawn?

  1. Government intrusion into the policies

    Trap

    6% picked this

  2. The right of individuals to

    Trap

    4% picked this

  3. Correct

    The right of businesses to

    Why this is right

    Answer C is correct.

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

    87% picked this

  4. It is the duty of

    Trap

    2% picked this

  5. Where the rights of businesses

    Trap

    2% picked this

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