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Nadia: Leaders in tech companies should have some background in software development. That kind of experience helps them understand the practical challenges their teams face and leads to better decision-making.
Omar: But just having a software background doesn’t mean someone will be a good leader. Many engineers struggle with communication and team management.
Which one of the following most accurately describes a flaw in Omar’s reasoning?
A. He assumes that engineers cannot develop leadership skills over time.
B. He criticizes a more extreme version of Nadia’s position than she actually states.
C. He confuses technical skill with leadership potential.
D. He fails to consider whether all tech leaders need the same qualifications.
E. He presumes that decision-making and communication skills are unrelated.
Omar: But just having a software background doesn’t mean someone will be a good leader. Many engineers struggle with communication and team management.
Which one of the following most accurately describes a flaw in Omar’s reasoning?
A. He assumes that engineers cannot develop leadership skills over time.
B. He criticizes a more extreme version of Nadia’s position than she actually states.
C. He confuses technical skill with leadership potential.
D. He fails to consider whether all tech leaders need the same qualifications.
E. He presumes that decision-making and communication skills are unrelated.
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Let’s analyze the argument.
Nadia: Tech leaders should have some software experience because it helps with practical understanding and better decision-making.
Omar: Having software experience doesn’t guarantee leadership—engineers may struggle with communication and team management.
Flaw in Omar’s reasoning:
* Nadia never claimed that software experience alone guarantees leadership; she said it helps leaders make better decisions.
* Omar attacks the idea that a software background automatically makes someone a good leader, which is **a more extreme version** of Nadia’s actual claim.
Correct answer: B
Nadia: Tech leaders should have some software experience because it helps with practical understanding and better decision-making.
Omar: Having software experience doesn’t guarantee leadership—engineers may struggle with communication and team management.
Flaw in Omar’s reasoning:
* Nadia never claimed that software experience alone guarantees leadership; she said it helps leaders make better decisions.
* Omar attacks the idea that a software background automatically makes someone a good leader, which is **a more extreme version** of Nadia’s actual claim.
Correct answer: B
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A. He assumes that engineers cannot develop leadership skills over time.
Omar doesn’t make any claim about whether engineers can or cannot develop skills over time.
He only says a software background doesn’t guarantee leadership.
Eliminate A.
B. He criticizes a more extreme version of Nadia’s position than she actually states.
Nadia says software background helps leaders make better decisions.
Omar treats this as if Nadia claimed it guarantees good leadership, which she never did.
This is a classic straw man — he attacks an exaggerated version of her argument.
✔ Keep B.
C. He confuses technical skill with leadership potential.
Omar is not confusing the two; he is actually pointing out the distinction (technical skill ≠ leadership ability).
He is highlighting the distinction, not confusing it. Eliminate C.
D. He fails to consider whether all tech leaders need the same qualifications.
Nadia never claimed all tech leaders must have the same qualifications.
Omar is responding to her argument about software background being helpful, not discussing uniformity.
Eliminate D.
E. He presumes that decision-making and communication skills are unrelated.
Omar never comments on the relationship between decision-making and communication skills.
He only talks about leadership ability and software background.
Eliminate E.
Omar doesn’t make any claim about whether engineers can or cannot develop skills over time.
He only says a software background doesn’t guarantee leadership.
Eliminate A.
B. He criticizes a more extreme version of Nadia’s position than she actually states.
Nadia says software background helps leaders make better decisions.
Omar treats this as if Nadia claimed it guarantees good leadership, which she never did.
This is a classic straw man — he attacks an exaggerated version of her argument.
✔ Keep B.
C. He confuses technical skill with leadership potential.
Omar is not confusing the two; he is actually pointing out the distinction (technical skill ≠ leadership ability).
He is highlighting the distinction, not confusing it. Eliminate C.
D. He fails to consider whether all tech leaders need the same qualifications.
Nadia never claimed all tech leaders must have the same qualifications.
Omar is responding to her argument about software background being helpful, not discussing uniformity.
Eliminate D.
E. He presumes that decision-making and communication skills are unrelated.
Omar never comments on the relationship between decision-making and communication skills.
He only talks about leadership ability and software background.
Eliminate E.
