Flawed ReasoningDiff: Hard
Logic Breakdown
Passage Summary: An occultist argues that astrology is a science because it uses math and an art because it interprets symbols.
Conclusion: Astrology is definitively classified as both a science and an art.
Reasoning: The practice utilizes mathematical and astronomical data for its charts, while the interpretation of those charts involves synthesizing symbols into personal meanings.
Analysis: The occultist assumes that using scientific tools is the same as being a science. We should look for an answer that points out this confusion between the methods used and the nature of the field itself. Just because I use a calculator to count my jellybeans doesn't make 'jellybean counting' a branch of mathematics.
Conclusion: Astrology is definitively classified as both a science and an art.
Reasoning: The practice utilizes mathematical and astronomical data for its charts, while the interpretation of those charts involves synthesizing symbols into personal meanings.
Analysis: The occultist assumes that using scientific tools is the same as being a science. We should look for an answer that points out this confusion between the methods used and the nature of the field itself. Just because I use a calculator to count my jellybeans doesn't make 'jellybean counting' a branch of mathematics.
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Unlock Full Passage25.The reasoning in the occultist's argument is most vulnerable to criticism on the grounds that the argument
Correct Answer
B
It accurately identifies the flaw: the argument infers that astrology is a science solely because it involves scientific components (complicated math and astronomical knowledge). Using scientific elements does not by itself establish that the overall practice qualifies as a science.
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