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Describe the reasoning error the argument actually commits.
Answers that name a real logical flaw the argument doesn't actually make.
Articulate the gap in the reasoning yourself, then match it to the choice that describes that gap.
Which one of the following is a flaw in Smith’s reasoning?
Attacking the opponents’ motives instead
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Generalizing on the basis of
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Assuming at the outset what
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Appealing to authority, even when
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Taking for granted that experts
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Answer E is correct.
Skill tested: Flaw · how this choice captures the argument's function is the move to repeat next time.
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