Flawed Parallel ReasoningDiff: Easy
Logic Breakdown
Passage Summary: Because a specific office does a great job collectively, the author assumes every person working there must be great at their job individually.
Conclusion: Every single member of the twelve-person staff is highly efficient.
Reasoning: The department as a whole unit is considered highly efficient.
Analysis: This is a classic 'Fallacy of Division,' where the author assumes what is true of a whole group must be true of every individual part. To find the match, look for an argument that takes a general characteristic of a group and incorrectly applies it to every single component. It is like saying a delicious cake must be made of ingredients that are all delicious on their own—even the raw flour.
Conclusion: Every single member of the twelve-person staff is highly efficient.
Reasoning: The department as a whole unit is considered highly efficient.
Analysis: This is a classic 'Fallacy of Division,' where the author assumes what is true of a whole group must be true of every individual part. To find the match, look for an argument that takes a general characteristic of a group and incorrectly applies it to every single component. It is like saying a delicious cake must be made of ingredients that are all delicious on their own—even the raw flour.
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Unlock Full Passage8.Which one of the following arguments exhibits flawed reasoning most similar to that exhibited by the argument above?
Correct Answer
C
It mirrors the flawed move: from the supercomputer (whole) being the most sophisticated and expensive to each component (parts) being the most sophisticated and expensive. That’s the same whole-to-part (division) error.
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