Logic Breakdown

Passage Summary: The boss says only productive people get bonuses; since Liang's team did poorly, Liang doesn't get a bonus, even though she's a great worker.

Conclusion: Liang should not be awarded a bonus this year.

Reasoning: Bonuses are reserved for exceptionally productive individuals, and Liang's corporate division as a whole did not meet its productivity targets.

Analysis: The manager is committing a classic error by judging an individual's productivity based solely on the performance of their entire division. Just because the group failed to meet a goal doesn't mean every single person in that group wasn't 'exceptionally productive.' Liang could have been a superstar in a failing department. Look for an answer that identifies this 'Whole-to-Part' flaw, specifically pointing out that the division's failure doesn't necessarily prove Liang's personal lack of productivity.

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The reasoning in the manager's argument is flawed in that the argument

Correct Answer
D
D is correct. The argument concludes something about Liang’s performance/bonus eligibility solely from the division’s failure, committing a whole-to-part flaw: it reasons about an individual based on group performance without evidence of that individual’s performance.
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