Flawed ReasoningDiff: Easy
Logic Breakdown
Passage Summary: A company says their two-ingredient product stops cravings. A study showed the first ingredient doesn't work alone. The author says if the second one also doesn't work alone, the whole product is a failure.
Conclusion: If the second ingredient of NoSmoke also fails to reduce cravings when tested individually, then the product as a whole does not work.
Reasoning: The first ingredient failed to reduce cravings in a study, and the product only contains two ingredients.
Analysis: This argument ignores the possibility of a 'synergistic effect.' Even if Ingredient A and Ingredient B do nothing by themselves, they might work effectively when combined. The author assumes the whole is merely the sum of its parts, which is a common logical trap in science-based stimuli. Look for an answer that identifies this failure to consider how ingredients might interact with each other to produce a result that neither could achieve in isolation.
Conclusion: If the second ingredient of NoSmoke also fails to reduce cravings when tested individually, then the product as a whole does not work.
Reasoning: The first ingredient failed to reduce cravings in a study, and the product only contains two ingredients.
Analysis: This argument ignores the possibility of a 'synergistic effect.' Even if Ingredient A and Ingredient B do nothing by themselves, they might work effectively when combined. The author assumes the whole is merely the sum of its parts, which is a common logical trap in science-based stimuli. Look for an answer that identifies this failure to consider how ingredients might interact with each other to produce a result that neither could achieve in isolation.
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Unlock Full Passage4.The argument above is flawed in that it
Correct Answer
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It flags the parts-to-whole error: concluding the product (the whole) lacks the effect because each ingredient (the parts) lacks it individually, ignoring possible synergistic interaction.
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