Logic Breakdown

Passage Summary: Sid tells Micki to stay off the grass. Micki argues that one person's footsteps won't hurt anything. Sid counters that if everyone thought like Micki, the grass would be destroyed, so Micki must be wrong.

Conclusion: Micki's claim that a single person walking on the grass is harmless is incorrect.

Reasoning: If every person adopted Micki's mindset and walked on the grass, the cumulative effect would result in the death of the grass.

Analysis: Sid commits a classic logical error by confusing the impact of an individual action with the impact of a collective one. While it is true that a thousand people walking on the grass would kill it, that fact doesn't actually disprove Micki's specific claim about the effect of just one person. Sid is essentially attacking a 'slippery slope' of belief rather than addressing the physical reality of Micki's single walk. Look for an answer that identifies this shift from the individual to the group level.

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Sid's argument is questionable in that it

Correct Answer
B
B correctly describes the shift: Sid treats Micki’s statement about the consequence of one action as though it were a statement about the consequences of everyone believing it, and uses that to call it false.
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