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20 Feb 2016, 08:23
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Anthony: It has been established that over 80 percent of those who use heroin have a history of having used marijuana. Such evidence would seem to prove that smoking marijuana definitely leads to heroin use.
Judith: Maybe smoking marijuana does lead to heroin use, but it is absurd to think that citing those statistics proves that it does. After all, 100 percent of the people who take up heroin had a previous history of drinking water.
Judith's reply to Anthony's argument relies on which one of the following argumentative strategies?
(A) offering evidence suggesting that the statistics Anthony cites in support of his conclusion are inaccurate
(B) undermining the credibility of his conclusion by showing that it is a statement from which absurd consequences can be derived
(C) providing an example to show that not everything that promotes heroin use is unsafe
(D) demonstrating that Anthony's line of reasoning is flawed by showing that such reasoning can lead to clearly false conclusions
(E) calling into question the possibility of ever establishing causal connections solely on the basis of statistical evidence
Judith: Maybe smoking marijuana does lead to heroin use, but it is absurd to think that citing those statistics proves that it does. After all, 100 percent of the people who take up heroin had a previous history of drinking water.
Judith's reply to Anthony's argument relies on which one of the following argumentative strategies?
(A) offering evidence suggesting that the statistics Anthony cites in support of his conclusion are inaccurate
(B) undermining the credibility of his conclusion by showing that it is a statement from which absurd consequences can be derived
(C) providing an example to show that not everything that promotes heroin use is unsafe
(D) demonstrating that Anthony's line of reasoning is flawed by showing that such reasoning can lead to clearly false conclusions
(E) calling into question the possibility of ever establishing causal connections solely on the basis of statistical evidence
This question is from Kaplan Mastery for LSAT. Have attached the OA. But need you guys to explain if you got the question correct, why did you choose the answer. Please help on this question as i am stuck. I cant bring myself to agree with OA.
20 Feb 2016, 09:16
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Anthony: It has been established that over 80 percent of those who use heroin have a history of having used marijuana. Such evidence would seem to prove that smoking marijuana definitely leads to heroin use.
Judith: Maybe smoking marijuana does lead to heroin use, but it is absurd to think that citing those statistics proves that it does. After all, 100 percent of the people who take up heroin had a previous history of drinking water.
Judith's reply to Anthony's argument relies on which one of the following argumentative strategies?
(A) offering evidence suggesting that the statistics Anthony cites in support of his conclusion are inaccurate
(B) undermining the credibility of his conclusion by showing that it is a statement from which absurd consequences can be derived
(C) providing an example to show that not everything that promotes heroin use is unsafe
(D) demonstrating that Anthony's line of reasoning is flawed by showing that such reasoning can lead to clearly false conclusions
(E) calling into question the possibility of ever establishing causal connections solely on the basis of statistical evidence
Judith: Maybe smoking marijuana does lead to heroin use, but it is absurd to think that citing those statistics proves that it does. After all, 100 percent of the people who take up heroin had a previous history of drinking water.
Judith's reply to Anthony's argument relies on which one of the following argumentative strategies?
(A) offering evidence suggesting that the statistics Anthony cites in support of his conclusion are inaccurate
(B) undermining the credibility of his conclusion by showing that it is a statement from which absurd consequences can be derived
(C) providing an example to show that not everything that promotes heroin use is unsafe
(D) demonstrating that Anthony's line of reasoning is flawed by showing that such reasoning can lead to clearly false conclusions
(E) calling into question the possibility of ever establishing causal connections solely on the basis of statistical evidence
This question is from Kaplan Mastery for LSAT. Have attached the OA. But need you guys to explain if you got the question correct, why did you choose the answer. Please help on this question as i am stuck. I cant bring myself to agree with OA.
Hi debbiem,
lets see the choices and the terms used in them..
(A) offering evidence suggesting that the statistics Anthony cites in support of his conclusion are inaccurate
the info is a general statement and is not evidence, so you can eliminate it
(B) undermining the credibility of his conclusion by showing that it is a statement from which absurd consequences can be derived
a choice one can get trapped into..
the absurd consequences are derived from reasoning and not the CONCLUSION..
Rather the conclusion itself is that consequence..
(C) providing an example to show that not everything that promotes heroin use is unsafe
Out of context
(D) demonstrating that Anthony's line of reasoning is flawed by showing that such reasoning can lead to clearly false conclusions
Once we know the flaw is in reasoning, this should come out as a correct answer
(E) calling into question the possibility of ever establishing causal connections solely on the basis of statistical evidence
the word EVER makes it extreme. He is not proving these, he is interested in showing the reasoning to be flawed
02 May 2019, 07:43
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Answer choice D:demonstrating that Anthony's line of reasoning is flawed by showing that such reasoning can lead to clearly false conclusions-->clearly false conclusion is not what Judith said.Judith agrees that it could be the reason.
E is a better answer.
E is a better answer.
