Logical Reasoning

PT4 · S1 · Q16 The current proposal to give

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The current proposal to give college students a broader choice in planning their own courses of study should be abandoned.

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.

16.

A flaw in the argument is that it does which one of the following?

  1. Correct

    Avoids the issue by focusing

    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.

    75% picked this

  2. Argues circularly by assuming the

    Trap

    9% picked this

  3. Fails to define the critical

    Trap

    9% picked this

  4. Distorts the proposal advocated by

    Trap

    6% picked this

  5. Uses the term “student” equivocally

    Trap

    1% picked this

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