Stimulus
Sheila: Health experts generally agree that smoking a tobacco product for many years is very likely to the smoker’s health.
Tim: On the contrary, smoking has no effect on health at all: although my grandfather smoked three cigars a day from the died at age ninety-six.
What this question is testing
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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