Flawed ReasoningDiff: Medium
Logic Breakdown
Passage Summary: Students hate the current cafeteria food and want someone else, and since the only other option is the old company they used to have, the school says they have to go back to them.
Conclusion: The university should rehire Hall Dining Services for the upcoming year.
Reasoning: Students want a change from the current vendor, and Hall Dining is the only available alternative.
Analysis: The spokesperson makes a massive leap by assuming that because students want 'different' food, they will prefer 'any' alternative. The flaw is that the students might actually hate Hall Dining even more than the current vendor—after all, Hall was replaced just last year! Look for an answer that points out the argument fails to consider whether the proposed alternative is actually better than the current situation.
Conclusion: The university should rehire Hall Dining Services for the upcoming year.
Reasoning: Students want a change from the current vendor, and Hall Dining is the only available alternative.
Analysis: The spokesperson makes a massive leap by assuming that because students want 'different' food, they will prefer 'any' alternative. The flaw is that the students might actually hate Hall Dining even more than the current vendor—after all, Hall was replaced just last year! Look for an answer that points out the argument fails to consider whether the proposed alternative is actually better than the current situation.
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Correct Answer
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A targets the core flaw: if students didn’t realize that the only available alternative was Hall Dining, then their general preference for a different vendor doesn’t imply a preference for Hall over the current vendor. That undermines the move from the survey to rehiring Hall.
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