Logical Reasoning

PT9 · S2 · Q15 Lucien: Public-housing advocates

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Lucien: Public-housing advocates claim that the many homeless people in this city are proof that there is insufficient housing available to them and therefore that more low-income apartments are needed.

Your task

Describe how the argument proceeds — the technique it uses to reach its conclusion.

Common trap

Answers that describe a method the argument doesn't actually use.

Winning move

Track the role each statement plays, then match that to the choice describing the same moves.

15.

Maria responds to Lucien’s argument by

  1. challenging the accuracy of the

    Trap

    3% picked this

  2. Correct

    showing that a presupposition of

    Why this is right

    Answer B is correct.

    Skill tested: Method · how this choice captures the argument's function is the move to repeat next time.

    68% picked this

  3. presenting evidence that calls into

    Trap

    6% picked this

  4. demonstrating that the evidence he

    Trap

    8% picked this

  5. offering an alternative explanation for

    Trap

    15% picked this

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