Flawed ReasoningDiff: Easy
Logic Breakdown
Passage Summary: An advertisement claims its fabric softener is the best because nearly everyone in a study preferred it to using nothing.
Conclusion: Fabric-Soft is the most effective fabric softener currently on the market.
Reasoning: In a consumer test, 99 percent of participants preferred a towel washed with Fabric-Soft over a towel washed with no fabric softener at all.
Analysis: The argument suffers from a classic 'comparison' flaw. It attempts to prove that a product is the best in its category by comparing it to a baseline of zero rather than to its actual competitors. To conclude that it is the 'most effective' available, the test would need to pit Fabric-Soft against other brands, not just plain water. Look for an answer that highlights this failure to compare the product to other softeners.
Conclusion: Fabric-Soft is the most effective fabric softener currently on the market.
Reasoning: In a consumer test, 99 percent of participants preferred a towel washed with Fabric-Soft over a towel washed with no fabric softener at all.
Analysis: The argument suffers from a classic 'comparison' flaw. It attempts to prove that a product is the best in its category by comparing it to a baseline of zero rather than to its actual competitors. To conclude that it is the 'most effective' available, the test would need to pit Fabric-Soft against other brands, not just plain water. Look for an answer that highlights this failure to compare the product to other softeners.
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Unlock Full Passage8.The advertisement's reasoning is most vulnerable to criticism on the grounds that it fails to consider whether
Correct Answer
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The ad never compared Fabric-Soft to other fabric softeners—only to no softener—so it fails to consider whether consumers evaluated other brands. Without that, the conclusion that it’s the most effective available is unsupported.
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