Logical Reasoning

PT6 · S3 · Q24 Rumored declines in automobile-industry revenues

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Rumored declines in automobile-industry revenues are exaggerated.

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.

24.

Which one of the following best indicates why the statistics given above provide by themselves no evidence for the conclusion they are intended to support?

  1. The possibility is left open

    Trap

    11% picked this

  2. Correct

    No matter what changes the

    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.

    63% picked this

  3. No explanation is given for

    Trap

    11% picked this

  4. Manufacturers and parts companies depend

    Trap

    10% picked this

  5. Revenues are an important factor

    Trap

    6% picked this

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