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Even in ancient times, specialized farms (farms that grow a single type of crop or livestock) existed only where there were large commercial markets for farm products, and such markets presuppose urban populations. Therefore the extensive ruins in the archaeological site at Kadishim are probably the remains of a largely uninhabited ceremonial structure rather than of a densely populated city, since the land in the region of Kadshim could never have supported any farms except mixed farms, which grow a variety of crops and livestock.
Which one of the following is an error of reasoning in the argument?
(A) taking the fact that something is true of one sample of a class of things as evidence that the same is true of the entire class of things
(B) taking the nonexistence of something as evidence that a necessary precondition for that thing also did not exist
(C) interpreting an ambiguous claim in one way in one part of the argument and in another way in another part of the argument
(D) supposing that because two things usually occur in conjunction with one another, one of them must be the cause of the other
(E) drawing a conclusion that is simply a restatement of one of the premises on which the argument is based
Which one of the following is an error of reasoning in the argument?
(A) taking the fact that something is true of one sample of a class of things as evidence that the same is true of the entire class of things
(B) taking the nonexistence of something as evidence that a necessary precondition for that thing also did not exist
(C) interpreting an ambiguous claim in one way in one part of the argument and in another way in another part of the argument
(D) supposing that because two things usually occur in conjunction with one another, one of them must be the cause of the other
(E) drawing a conclusion that is simply a restatement of one of the premises on which the argument is based
16 Sep 2019, 21:07
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Reading this, one realises that just because cities are required for specialized farms doesn't mean there has to be a farm next to every city.
The only two options that came close to this understanding were:
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Here, D is not correct because these two don't occur in conjunction, one is actually a necessary precondition.
Hence B.
16 Apr 2021, 08:42
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This is a tough one, and it's between B and D.
(B) taking the nonexistence of something (land that is suitable for specialized farms) as evidence that a necessary precondition (dense urban population) for that thing also did not exist. -sounds OK to me..
(D) supposing that because two things (i.e, 1. specialized farms & 2. dense urban population) usually occur in conjunction with one another, one of them must be the cause of the other -is the argument really saying that one is the cause of other? NO.
Option B is better.
