Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Medium

PT6 S3 Q20 Explanation

Psychotherapy has been described as a form of

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Stimulus

Psychotherapy has been described as a form of moral coercion. However, when people are coerced, their ability to make choices is restricted, and the goal of psychotherapy is to enhance people's ability possibly be a form of coercion.

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
20.

Which one of the following describes a flaw in

Answer choices

  1. Trap10% picked this

    The position being argued against is redefined unfairly in order to make it

  2. Trap3% picked this

    Psychotherapy is unfairly criticized for having a single goal, rather than having

  3. Correct79% picked this

    No allowance is made for the fact that the practice or results of psychotherapy might run

    Why this is right

    Answer C is correct.

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

  4. Trap6% picked this

    The goals of psychotherapy are taken to justify any means that are used to

  5. Trap3% picked this

    It offers no argument to show that moral coercion is

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