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A completely new type of service that deals with optimizing the communication infrastructure within a business is being offered by companies that refer to themselves as "T3"s. Interested in the new service, Trawners Incorporated researched the topic and found that to date, of the thousands of companies using, or that have used, T3 services, 82% have business profiles similar to that of Trawners Incorporated. To improve its communication infrastructure, Trawners Incorporated should hire the services of a T3 company.
A major flaw in the argument above is that
A. a conclusion is drawn based on research that was performed internally
B. it promotes taking an action solely based on the fact that similar organizations took the same action
C. it assumes a company's intentions without any evidence to point to those intentions
D. a recommendation is made without the consultation of a qualified expert
E. it does not take into account 18% of the T3-using companies
A major flaw in the argument above is that
A. a conclusion is drawn based on research that was performed internally
B. it promotes taking an action solely based on the fact that similar organizations took the same action
C. it assumes a company's intentions without any evidence to point to those intentions
D. a recommendation is made without the consultation of a qualified expert
E. it does not take into account 18% of the T3-using companies
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OFFICIAL EXPLANATION
A completely new type of service that deals with optimizing the communication infrastructure within a business is being offered by companies that refer to themselves as "T3"s. Interested in the new service, Trawners Incorporated researched the topic and found that to date, of the thousands of companies using, or that have used, T3 services, 82% have business profiles similar to that of Trawners Incorporated. To improve its communication infrastructure, Trawners Incorporated should hire the services of a T3 company.
A major flaw in the argument above is that
A. a conclusion is drawn based on research that was performed internally
Incorrect.
This is an Argument Flaw question. You are required to locate the inherent flaw in the argument's conclusion or its underlying assumption. In this argument, sentences 1 and 2 are premises, citing facts. The last sentence makes a recommendation (notice the word should) so it's the conclusion:
- Premise A: T3's are companies that offer communication infrastructure optimization
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Premise B: Trawners incorporated is interested in hiring a T3
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Premise C: Trawners did research and found that 82% of the companies that use T3's are similar to them
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Conclusion: Trawners Inc. should hire a T3
The research done by Trawners into the topic of T3's studied the market and therefore was not performed internally (that is, within Trawners Inc.). There is nothing illogical about the research presented in the argument - it provides solid data.
B. it promotes taking an action solely based on the fact that similar organizations took the same action
Just because similar companies are using, or have used, T3's does not automatically mean that Trawners Incorporated will benefit from doing so. There is not even a premise in the argument that states a definite improvement resulting from the use of a T3. The recommendation is based only on the fact that other companies like Trawners hired a T3 company.
C. it assumes a company's intentions without any evidence to point to those intentions
Incorrect.
This is an Argument Flaw question. You are required to locate the inherent flaw in the argument's conclusion or its underlying assumption. In this argument, sentences 1 and 2 are premises, citing facts. The last sentence makes a recommendation (notice the word should) so it's the conclusion:
- Premise A: T3's are companies that offer communication infrastructure optimization
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Premise B: Trawners incorporated is interested in hiring a T3
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Premise C: Trawners did research and found that 82% of the companies that use T3's are similar to them
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Conclusion: Trawners Inc. should hire a T3
The argument assumes nothing about Trawners' intentions; these intentions are spelled out clearly in the premises since Trawners did the research, and are Interested in the new service.
D. a recommendation is made without the consultation of a qualified expert
Incorrect.
While a recommendation is definitely strengthened if it can be supported evidence given by an expert, not including such supporting data does not invalidate the conclusion. Remember, you are looking for a logical flaw, not means to correct such a flaw.
E. it does not take into account 18% of the T3-using companies
Incorrect.
Since the vast majority (82%) of the companies in Trawners' research resemble Trawners' own profile, the conclusion can be drawn logically based on this data. In fact, it would be illogical to draw any conclusion based on the minority of the companies in the research rather than the majority.
General Discussion
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A. a conclusion is drawn based on research that was performed internally
The research that was done was not performed internally
B. it promotes taking an action solely based on the fact that similar organizations took the same action
Correct. There is no guaranteed of improvement, or that T3 has been successful in optimizing communication for the companies of the same profile.
C. it assumes a company's intentions without any evidence to point to those intentions
There is nothing that is assumed about their intentions in the argument.
D. a recommendation is made without the consultation of a qualified expert
Irrelevant
E. it does not take into account 18% of the T3-using companies
Has nothing to do with the logical flaw of the argument presented in the text.
The research that was done was not performed internally
B. it promotes taking an action solely based on the fact that similar organizations took the same action
Correct. There is no guaranteed of improvement, or that T3 has been successful in optimizing communication for the companies of the same profile.
C. it assumes a company's intentions without any evidence to point to those intentions
There is nothing that is assumed about their intentions in the argument.
D. a recommendation is made without the consultation of a qualified expert
Irrelevant
E. it does not take into account 18% of the T3-using companies
Has nothing to do with the logical flaw of the argument presented in the text.
