Flawed ReasoningDiff: Easy
Logic Breakdown
Passage Summary: A club's rules say you get suspended for being late to one big meeting or missing two small ones; since a member was suspended but didn't miss the small ones, the speaker assumes they must have been late to a big one.
Conclusion: Thibodeaux was definitely late for a quarterly board meeting.
Reasoning: The rules state suspension happens for being late once or missing two meetings; Thibodeaux was suspended but didn't miss any monthly meetings.
Analysis: The speaker here is acting like a detective who only read the first two pages of the rulebook. The flaw is that the argument treats the two listed reasons for suspension as the only possible reasons. While the bylaws state those two actions require suspension, they don't explicitly forbid the club from suspending people for other reasons, like stealing the club's mascot or forgetting to pay dues. Look for an answer that points out this failure to consider other potential causes for the suspension.
Conclusion: Thibodeaux was definitely late for a quarterly board meeting.
Reasoning: The rules state suspension happens for being late once or missing two meetings; Thibodeaux was suspended but didn't miss any monthly meetings.
Analysis: The speaker here is acting like a detective who only read the first two pages of the rulebook. The flaw is that the argument treats the two listed reasons for suspension as the only possible reasons. While the bylaws state those two actions require suspension, they don't explicitly forbid the club from suspending people for other reasons, like stealing the club's mascot or forgetting to pay dues. Look for an answer that points out this failure to consider other potential causes for the suspension.
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Correct Answer
B
Correct. The argument presumes, without justification, that the two bylaw triggers are the only possible sufficient causes of suspension. From S and not M2, it concludes LQ, which only follows if no other sufficient cause exists besides those listed.
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