Logical Reasoning

PT5 · S3 · Q16 Approximately 7.6 million women

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Approximately 7.6 million women who earn incomes have preschool-age children, and approximately 6.4 million women are the sole income earners for their families.

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 major flaw in the reasoning is that it

  1. relies on figures that are

    Trap

    6% picked this

  2. Correct

    overlooks the possibility that there

    Why this is right

    Answer B is correct.

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

    87% picked this

  3. fails to indicate whether the

    Trap

    1% picked this

  4. ignores the possibility that families

    Trap

    4% picked this

  5. provides no information on families

    Trap

    2% picked this

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