In the past 6 pro football drafts, 4 of 6 players selected

Question

In the past 6 pro football drafts, 4 of 6 players selected by A are now starters. On Team B, only 2 of 6 selected in the draft are starters. So, a football players selected by A has a higher chance of becoming a starter than if selected by B.

Which of the following if true, would be the best reason to reject this argument?

A) Two of the four starters on Team A are sons of the coach.
E) Team A has had the first draft pic for the past 6 years, while team B had the last pick. This year it is reversed.

Which is correct and explain your reasoning.

thailandvc · Answer

My answer is A. My reasoning is that both answers weakens the argument just that A weakens more because:

1) The argument argues that history predicts the future. A rejects this notion because historical data is biased.

2) There are 4 starters. If two are favored by the coach then there are only 2 starting spot to compete for while in Team B there will be the full 4 spots.

Spoilt · Answer

I will go with E.

It's clear that team A for the first time selected 4 players in last 6 years while team B selected only 2. So we can not say that players selected by A has a higher chance of becoming a starter than if selected by B

thailandvc · Answer

from my interpretation. they both selected 6. Team A has 4 of the 6 selected becoming starters while Team B has only 2 of the 6 become starters. so the number of players selected is the same but the starters are different. that's the argument.

thailandvc · Answer

thanks. i kinda get it. but... are u you assuming you have to be good to make a team? that's an assumption right?

chandru42 · Answer

Good one E is preferable over A

getmba · Answer

Choice A is vulnerable than choice E.

In choice A, both the players who happen to be sons of coach may really be better. We can’t reject on the basis of this evidence.

In choice E, we know better players are picked in earlier rounds. So this evidence is more plausible.

thailandvc · Answer

thanks people. was this an obvious answer for most people or a close one?

manojgmat · Answer

E is better

ezinis · Answer

Here is OA

In the past 6 pro football drafts, 4 of 6 players selected

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