Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Medium

PT7 S1 Q17 Explanation

Office manager: I will not order

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Stimulus

Office manager: I will not order recycled paper for this office. Our letters to clients must make a good impression, so on inferior paper.

Stationery supplier: Recycled paper is not necessarily inferior. In fact, from the beginning, the finest paper has been made of recycled material. it was only in the 1850s that paper began to be made from wood fiber, and then rags to meet the demand for paper.

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
17.

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

Answer choices

  1. Trap1% picked this

    It does not recognize that the office manager’s prejudice against recycled paper

  2. Correct73% picked this

    It uses irrelevant facts to justify a claim about the quality of

    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.

  3. Trap0% picked this

    It assumes that the office manager is concerned about

  4. Trap4% picked this

    It presupposes that the office manager understands the basic technology of

  5. Trap22% picked this

    It ignores the office manager’s legitimate concern

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