Flawed Parallel ReasoningDiff: Hardest
Logic Breakdown
Passage Summary: Because our entire court system is the worst, our highest court must also be the worst.
Conclusion: The country's highest court is the least fair on the continent and should not be emulated.
Reasoning: The country's court system as a whole is the least fair of any on the continent.
Analysis: This argument commits the 'Fallacy of Division.' It assumes that because a whole entity (the court system) has a certain characteristic, every individual part of that entity (the highest court) must also have that characteristic. It's like saying because a cake is delicious, every single ingredient used to make it must be delicious on its own. To find the parallel, look for an answer choice that incorrectly attributes a property of a group to a specific member of that group.
Conclusion: The country's highest court is the least fair on the continent and should not be emulated.
Reasoning: The country's court system as a whole is the least fair of any on the continent.
Analysis: This argument commits the 'Fallacy of Division.' It assumes that because a whole entity (the court system) has a certain characteristic, every individual part of that entity (the highest court) must also have that characteristic. It's like saying because a cake is delicious, every single ingredient used to make it must be delicious on its own. To find the parallel, look for an answer choice that incorrectly attributes a property of a group to a specific member of that group.
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Unlock Full Passage21.The flawed reasoning in which one of the following arguments is most similar to that in the opposition leader's argument?
Correct Answer
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It mirrors the flawed jump from a whole-level ranking to a part-level ranking: from “either philosophy or engineering is the most demanding major” to “therefore the intro course in that major is the most demanding introductory course.” Just as the least fair court system doesn’t guarantee the least fair highest court, the most demanding major doesn’t guarantee the most demanding intro course.
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