Flawed Parallel ReasoningDiff: Medium
Logic Breakdown
Passage Summary: Tanya says she'll stop littering if every single person on Earth stops; her friends don't litter, so we assume Tanya has stopped too.
Conclusion: Tanya does not litter.
Reasoning: Tanya would stop littering if every single person also stopped; since her friends do not litter, it is concluded that she does not litter either.
Analysis: The flaw here is a scope error involving a conditional statement. Tanya's requirement for not littering is that 'everyone else' refrains, but the evidence provided only mentions 'her friends.' Her friends are just a small subset of 'everyone.' The argument fails because it assumes that what is true of a small group (the friends) is true of the entire population (everyone). To match this flaw, look for an answer that takes a condition based on a whole group and tries to satisfy it using only a specific part of that group.
Conclusion: Tanya does not litter.
Reasoning: Tanya would stop littering if every single person also stopped; since her friends do not litter, it is concluded that she does not litter either.
Analysis: The flaw here is a scope error involving a conditional statement. Tanya's requirement for not littering is that 'everyone else' refrains, but the evidence provided only mentions 'her friends.' Her friends are just a small subset of 'everyone.' The argument fails because it assumes that what is true of a small group (the friends) is true of the entire population (everyone). To match this flaw, look for an answer that takes a condition based on a whole group and tries to satisfy it using only a specific part of that group.
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Unlock Full Passage19.Which one of the following uses flawed reasoning most similar to the flawed reasoning in the argument above?
Correct Answer
E
E matches. If all customers like the food, then the restaurant is exceptional (All customers like -> Exceptional). Evidence: everyone Sherryl consulted (a subset) liked the food. Conclusion: exceptional. This mirrors using a subset to act as though the universal condition was met.
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