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Faden: Most of our exercise machines are still in use after one year. A recent survey of our customers shows this.
Greenwall: But many of those customers could easily be lying because they are too embarrassed to admit that they don’t exercise anymore.
Faden: You have no way of showing that customers were lying. Your objection is absurd.
Which one of the following most accurately describes a flaw in the reasoning above?
(A) Greenwall takes for granted that many customers have stopped using the equipment but are too embarrassed to admit it.
(B) Greenwall presumes, without giving justification, that most people are dishonest about their personal habits.
(C) Faden presumes, without providing justification, that the more conclusive the evidence is for a claim, the less believable the claim becomes.
(D) Faden presumes, without providing justification, that the evidence for a claim has not been undermined unless that evidence has been proven false.
(E) Greenwall ignores the possibility that some people stopped using the equipment but were not embarrassed about it
Greenwall: But many of those customers could easily be lying because they are too embarrassed to admit that they don’t exercise anymore.
Faden: You have no way of showing that customers were lying. Your objection is absurd.
Which one of the following most accurately describes a flaw in the reasoning above?
(A) Greenwall takes for granted that many customers have stopped using the equipment but are too embarrassed to admit it.
(B) Greenwall presumes, without giving justification, that most people are dishonest about their personal habits.
(C) Faden presumes, without providing justification, that the more conclusive the evidence is for a claim, the less believable the claim becomes.
(D) Faden presumes, without providing justification, that the evidence for a claim has not been undermined unless that evidence has been proven false.
(E) Greenwall ignores the possibility that some people stopped using the equipment but were not embarrassed about it
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Faden: Most of our exercise machines are still in use after one year. A recent survey of our customers shows this.
Greenwall: But many of those customers could easily be lying because they are too embarrassed to admit that they don’t exercise anymore.
Faden: You have no way of showing that customers were lying. Your objection is absurd.
Which one of the following most accurately describes a flaw in the reasoning above?
(A) Greenwall takes for granted that many customers have stopped using the equipment but are too embarrassed to admit it. - WRONG.
(B) Greenwall presumes, without giving justification, that most people are dishonest about their personal habits. - WRONG.
(C) Faden presumes, without providing justification, that the more conclusive the evidence is for a claim, the less believable the claim becomes. - WRONG. Evidence is not presented by Faden: it's just the claim that is given. Hence conclusiveness of the evidence is not established.
(D) Faden presumes, without providing justification, that the evidence for a claim has not been undermined unless that evidence has been proven false. - CORRECT. Faden simply assumes that the evidence on which his claim is based is true as it is. It cannot be countered. And this is where the argument makes a flaw.
(E) Greenwall ignores the possibility that some people stopped using the equipment but were not embarrassed about it. - WRONG.
Faden makes a claim for which Greenwall his pov that goes against it. And to this Faden again lays down his pov in defence of his earlier claim by simply refuting Greenwall's pov. Faden does it without giving much inputs. Hence Faden's claim is questionable rather Greenwall's.
Only C and D stand some ground. What D does is it gives a base that shows that the evidence based in whihc Faden makes a claim is not undermined and this is till that evidence is falsified.
Answer D.
Greenwall: But many of those customers could easily be lying because they are too embarrassed to admit that they don’t exercise anymore.
Faden: You have no way of showing that customers were lying. Your objection is absurd.
Which one of the following most accurately describes a flaw in the reasoning above?
(A) Greenwall takes for granted that many customers have stopped using the equipment but are too embarrassed to admit it. - WRONG.
(B) Greenwall presumes, without giving justification, that most people are dishonest about their personal habits. - WRONG.
(C) Faden presumes, without providing justification, that the more conclusive the evidence is for a claim, the less believable the claim becomes. - WRONG. Evidence is not presented by Faden: it's just the claim that is given. Hence conclusiveness of the evidence is not established.
(D) Faden presumes, without providing justification, that the evidence for a claim has not been undermined unless that evidence has been proven false. - CORRECT. Faden simply assumes that the evidence on which his claim is based is true as it is. It cannot be countered. And this is where the argument makes a flaw.
(E) Greenwall ignores the possibility that some people stopped using the equipment but were not embarrassed about it. - WRONG.
Faden makes a claim for which Greenwall his pov that goes against it. And to this Faden again lays down his pov in defence of his earlier claim by simply refuting Greenwall's pov. Faden does it without giving much inputs. Hence Faden's claim is questionable rather Greenwall's.
Only C and D stand some ground. What D does is it gives a base that shows that the evidence based in whihc Faden makes a claim is not undermined and this is till that evidence is falsified.
Answer D.
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Independent Premise Verification:
Step 1: Analyze Greenwall's move. Greenwall attacks Faden's survey evidence by suggesting a counter-possibility: customers might be lying out of embarrassment.
Step 2: Analyze Faden's rebuttal. Faden dismisses Greenwall's objection entirely by stating, "You have no way of showing that customers were lying."
Step 3: Identify the logical error in Faden's response. Faden assumes that because Greenwall cannot prove with certainty that people lied, the survey evidence remains completely valid and the counter-objection can be ignored. In logic, pointing out a flaw or a reason why evidence might be compromised does not require absolute proof that the compromise actually occurred; a counter-possibility can undermine trust in data even if it cannot be strictly proven.
Step 4: Match this dynamic to the available choices. Option (D describes exactly this error: Faden treats evidence as valid and un-undermined simply because the critic cannot prove it is false.
The correct option is (D).
Detailed Breakdown of Faden's Flaw
Faden relies on a customer survey to claim that the exercise machines are still being used. Greenwall challenges the reliability of that data by offering a plausible psychological reason why people might give inaccurate responses (embarrassment).
Instead of defending the survey's methodology or offering proof that customers are telling the truth, Faden shifts the burden of proof impossibly onto Greenwall, arguing: "Since you can't prove they lied, my evidence stands."
This is a classic reasoning flaw: treating a piece of evidence as bulletproof and completely un-undermined just because an opponent cannot definitively prove it false. Realistically, an opponent only needs to raise a reasonable doubt about data collection methods to weaken an argument; they do not need to definitively catch people in the act of lying.
Why the Other Options Are Incorrect
(A) is incorrect because Greenwall does not take for granted that people actually lied. Greenwall merely raises it as a possibility ("could easily be lying") to cast doubt on the data.
(B) is incorrect because Greenwall makes a specific claim about customers being embarrassed regarding exercise habits, not a broad generalization that most people are dishonest about everything.
(C) is incorrect because Faden never discusses the relationship between how conclusive evidence is and its believability. Faden simply defends the survey as-is.
(E) is incorrect because ignoring whether some people weren't embarrassed misses Greenwall's actual point, which focuses on the people who might be lying out of embarrassment. The core battle here is about the burden of proof, not the emotional states of non-liars.
Step 1: Analyze Greenwall's move. Greenwall attacks Faden's survey evidence by suggesting a counter-possibility: customers might be lying out of embarrassment.
Step 2: Analyze Faden's rebuttal. Faden dismisses Greenwall's objection entirely by stating, "You have no way of showing that customers were lying."
Step 3: Identify the logical error in Faden's response. Faden assumes that because Greenwall cannot prove with certainty that people lied, the survey evidence remains completely valid and the counter-objection can be ignored. In logic, pointing out a flaw or a reason why evidence might be compromised does not require absolute proof that the compromise actually occurred; a counter-possibility can undermine trust in data even if it cannot be strictly proven.
Step 4: Match this dynamic to the available choices. Option (D describes exactly this error: Faden treats evidence as valid and un-undermined simply because the critic cannot prove it is false.
The correct option is (D).
Detailed Breakdown of Faden's Flaw
Faden relies on a customer survey to claim that the exercise machines are still being used. Greenwall challenges the reliability of that data by offering a plausible psychological reason why people might give inaccurate responses (embarrassment).
Instead of defending the survey's methodology or offering proof that customers are telling the truth, Faden shifts the burden of proof impossibly onto Greenwall, arguing: "Since you can't prove they lied, my evidence stands."
This is a classic reasoning flaw: treating a piece of evidence as bulletproof and completely un-undermined just because an opponent cannot definitively prove it false. Realistically, an opponent only needs to raise a reasonable doubt about data collection methods to weaken an argument; they do not need to definitively catch people in the act of lying.
Why the Other Options Are Incorrect
(A) is incorrect because Greenwall does not take for granted that people actually lied. Greenwall merely raises it as a possibility ("could easily be lying") to cast doubt on the data.
(B) is incorrect because Greenwall makes a specific claim about customers being embarrassed regarding exercise habits, not a broad generalization that most people are dishonest about everything.
(C) is incorrect because Faden never discusses the relationship between how conclusive evidence is and its believability. Faden simply defends the survey as-is.
(E) is incorrect because ignoring whether some people weren't embarrassed misses Greenwall's actual point, which focuses on the people who might be lying out of embarrassment. The core battle here is about the burden of proof, not the emotional states of non-liars.
