Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Easy

PT6 S3 Q18 Explanation

Those influenced by modern Western

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Stimulus

Those influenced by modern Western science take it for granted that a genuine belief in astrology is proof of a credulous and unscientific mind. Yet, in the past, people of indisputable intellectual and scientific brilliance accepted is no scientific basis for rejecting astrology.

What this question is testing

Flaw

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.

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The question
18.

The argument is most vulnerable to criticism on which one of the

Answer choices

  1. Correct81% picked this

    A belief can be consistent with the available evidence and accepted scientific theories at one time but not with the accepted evidence

    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.

  2. Trap1% picked this

    Since it is controversial whether astrology has a scientific basis, any argument that attempts to prove that it

  3. Trap6% picked this

    Although the conclusion is intended to hold in all cultures, the evidence advanced in its support is drawn only from those cultures

  4. Trap1% picked this

    The implicit assumption that all practitioners of Western science believe in

  5. Trap12% picked this

    The fact that there might be legitimate nonscientific reasons for rejecting astrology

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