Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Easy

PT8 S4 Q20 Explanation

So-called environmentalists have argued

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Stimulus

So-called environmentalists have argued that the proposed Golden Lake Development would interfere with bird-migration patterns. However, the fact that these same people have raised environmental objections to virtually every development proposal brought before the council in recent years indicates that their expressed concern for bird migration patterns is agenda. Their claim, therefore, should be dismissed without further consideration.

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 questionable argumentative techniques is employed in

Answer choices

  1. Trap2% picked this

    taking the failure of a given argument to establish its conclusion as the basis for claiming that the view expressed

  2. Correct92% picked this

    rejecting the conclusion of an argument on the basis of a claim about the motives 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. Trap3% picked this

    using a few exceptional cases as the basis for a claim about what is

  4. Trap3% picked this

    misrepresenting evidence that supports the position the argument is intended

  5. Trap1% picked this

    assuming that what is true of a group as a whole is necessarily true of each

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