Logical Reasoning

PT7 · S1 · Q17 Office manager: I will not order

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Office manager: I will not order recycled paper for this office.

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.

17.

In which one of the following ways does the stationer’s response fail to address the office manager’s objection to recycled paper?

  1. It does not recognize that

    Trap

    1% picked this

  2. Correct

    It uses irrelevant facts to

    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.

    75% picked this

  3. It assumes that the office

    Trap

    0% picked this

  4. It presupposes that the office

    Trap

    3% picked this

  5. It ignores the office manager’s

    Trap

    20% picked this

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