Flawed ReasoningDiff: Easy
Logic Breakdown
Passage Summary: Taming animals is a team effort that requires talking, so we probably invented talking specifically so we could tame animals.
Conclusion: The primary reason language evolved was to make the domestication of animals possible.
Reasoning: Animal domestication is a cooperative task, cooperation requires communication, and language is a form of communication.
Analysis: The flaw here is a leap from 'utility' to 'purpose.' Just because language is useful for domestication doesn't mean it evolved *primarily* for that reason. It's like saying the internet was invented primarily so people could watch cat videos just because the internet makes watching cat videos possible. Look for an answer that points out the argument ignores other potential origins for language or assumes a specific cause just because that cause is one possible application of the tool.
Conclusion: The primary reason language evolved was to make the domestication of animals possible.
Reasoning: Animal domestication is a cooperative task, cooperation requires communication, and language is a form of communication.
Analysis: The flaw here is a leap from 'utility' to 'purpose.' Just because language is useful for domestication doesn't mean it evolved *primarily* for that reason. It's like saying the internet was invented primarily so people could watch cat videos just because the internet makes watching cat videos possible. Look for an answer that points out the argument ignores other potential origins for language or assumes a specific cause just because that cause is one possible application of the tool.
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Correct Answer
E
The argument assumes that because language serves the purpose of facilitating domestication, it therefore developed in order to serve that purpose. That’s the precise teleological flaw identified in choice E.
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