Flawed ReasoningDiff: Hard
Logic Breakdown
Passage Summary: A company says their plumbers are great because their test is hard, but the author thinks the test is easy just because the written part is easy to pass.
Conclusion: The certification process for Plumb-Ace plumbers is not actually very difficult.
Reasoning: The written portion of the certification exam is passed easily by almost everyone who takes it.
Analysis: The author is guilty of a 'part-to-whole' flaw. They are dismissing the difficulty of an entire multi-step certification process based solely on the ease of one single component—the written exam. It's like saying a marathon is easy because the first ten feet are downhill. Look for an answer that points out the author's failure to consider the other parts of the certification, such as practical tests or physical requirements, which might be the real source of the difficulty.
Conclusion: The certification process for Plumb-Ace plumbers is not actually very difficult.
Reasoning: The written portion of the certification exam is passed easily by almost everyone who takes it.
Analysis: The author is guilty of a 'part-to-whole' flaw. They are dismissing the difficulty of an entire multi-step certification process based solely on the ease of one single component—the written exam. It's like saying a marathon is easy because the first ten feet are downhill. Look for an answer that points out the author's failure to consider the other parts of the certification, such as practical tests or physical requirements, which might be the real source of the difficulty.
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Correct Answer
E
E correctly identifies the flaw: it presumes that since one part of the certification process (the written portion) is easy, the whole process must be easy. The argument ignores the possibility that other components are difficult.
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