Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Easy

PT9 S4 Q1 Explanation

People who accuse the postal service

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Stimulus

People who accuse the postal service of incompetence and inefficiency while complaining of the proposed five-cent increase in postal rates do not know a bargain when they see one. Few experiences are more enjoyable than reading a personal letter from a friend. Viewed in a five-cent increase is unworthy of serious debate.

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
1.

The reasoning in the argument is flawed because

Answer choices

  1. Trap6% picked this

    suggests that the postal service is both competent and efficient, but does not establish how competence and

  2. Trap9% picked this

    claims that the proposed increase is insignificant but does not say at what level the increase would be

  3. Correct83% picked this

    confuses the value of the object delivered with the value of

    Why this is right

    Answer C is correct.

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

  4. Trap2% picked this

    appeals to an outside authority for support of a premise that should be

  5. Trap0% picked this

    fails to establish whether or not the critics of the postal service are employees of

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