Logical Reasoning

PT6 · S2 · Q4 Lenore: It is naïve to think

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Lenore: It is naïve to think that historical explanations can be objective.

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.

4.

Victor’s response does not succeed as a rebuttal of Lenore’s argument because his response

  1. displays the same kind of

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  2. does not address the special

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  3. fails to provide examples of

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  4. does not consider sources of

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  5. Correct

    overlooks the possibility that those

    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.

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