Logic Breakdown

Passage Summary: A judge argues that because our legal system isn't a total disaster, judges must actually be good at figuring out if government actions make sense.

Conclusion: Judges are well-equipped by their training and experience to determine if government administrative decisions are reasonable.

Reasoning: If judges were not equipped for this task, the legal system would be fundamentally flawed, and there is no evidence to suggest the system is flawed.

Analysis: This is an Identify the Conclusion task, so we must isolate the main point without judging the logic. The conclusion is the claim that judges are well-equipped to answer questions of reasonableness. The judge supports this by using a 'reductio ad absurdum' structure: if the conclusion were false, the entire system would be 'badly wrong.' Since the judge dismisses the idea that the system is wrong, the initial claim is the intended takeaway.

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Which one of the following most accurately expresses the conclusion of Justice Upton's argument?

Correct Answer
C
C states the main point: judges are qualified to decide on the reasonableness of a minister’s administrative decision—the conclusion reached by ruling out the “badly wrong legal system” alternative.
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