Flawed ReasoningDiff: Easy
Logic Breakdown
Passage Summary: The speaker argues that because a gray rabbit is definitely a rabbit, it logically follows that a person suspected of a crime is definitely a criminal.
Conclusion: The claim that all suspected criminals are criminals must be true.
Reasoning: The argument draws an analogy from the factually true statement that all gray rabbits are rabbits.
Analysis: The argument falls into a trap by assuming that all adjectives function the same way. In the case of the 'gray rabbit,' the adjective 'gray' simply narrows the category of rabbits without changing the fundamental nature of the subject. However, 'suspected' is a qualifying adjective that indicates the subject may not actually belong to the category of 'criminals' at all. To find the flaw, look for an answer choice that highlights this shift in how the modifier affects the noun it precedes.
Conclusion: The claim that all suspected criminals are criminals must be true.
Reasoning: The argument draws an analogy from the factually true statement that all gray rabbits are rabbits.
Analysis: The argument falls into a trap by assuming that all adjectives function the same way. In the case of the 'gray rabbit,' the adjective 'gray' simply narrows the category of rabbits without changing the fundamental nature of the subject. However, 'suspected' is a qualifying adjective that indicates the subject may not actually belong to the category of 'criminals' at all. To find the flaw, look for an answer choice that highlights this shift in how the modifier affects the noun it precedes.
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Correct Answer
C
C correctly states that the relationship between being a gray rabbit and being a rabbit (a definitional subset) is not the same kind as the relationship between being a suspected criminal and being a criminal (a non-definitional, uncertain status). That mismatch is exactly why the analogy fails.
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