Flawed Parallel ReasoningDiff: Hardest
Logic Breakdown
Passage Summary: My dad likes turnips but hates potatoes, so I'm concluding that it's not true that everyone who likes potatoes also likes turnips.
Conclusion: The claim that everyone who likes potatoes also likes turnips is false.
Reasoning: The speaker's father likes turnips but does not like potatoes.
Analysis: The reasoning here is hilariously backward. To disprove the rule 'If you like potatoes, then you like turnips,' you would need to find someone who likes potatoes but hates turnips. Instead, the speaker points to someone who likes turnips but hates potatoes. Abstractly, the flaw is trying to disprove 'If P, then T' by showing someone who is 'T but not P.' Look for an answer choice that attempts to refute a conditional statement by providing a counter-example that lacks the sufficient condition rather than the necessary one.
Conclusion: The claim that everyone who likes potatoes also likes turnips is false.
Reasoning: The speaker's father likes turnips but does not like potatoes.
Analysis: The reasoning here is hilariously backward. To disprove the rule 'If you like potatoes, then you like turnips,' you would need to find someone who likes potatoes but hates turnips. Instead, the speaker points to someone who likes turnips but hates potatoes. Abstractly, the flaw is trying to disprove 'If P, then T' by showing someone who is 'T but not P.' Look for an answer choice that attempts to refute a conditional statement by providing a counter-example that lacks the sufficient condition rather than the necessary one.
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Unlock Full Passage19.The flawed reasoning in the argument above most closely resembles that in which one of the following?
Correct Answer
B
B mirrors the flaw. To refute “All novels have more than 75 pages,” one must show a novel with 75 or fewer pages. Instead, it cites a non-novel that has more than 75 pages—analogous to giving T & ~P to refute All P → T.
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