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Philosopher: I have been told that most university students have no interest in philosophical issues, but I know from my own experience that this isn't true. I often go to University campuses to give talks, and the students at my talks have a deep interest in philosophical issues.
The reasoning in the argument is flawed in that the argument:
(A) Uses the term "interest" in two different ways when the argument requires that it be used consistently throughout
(B) Treats a group as representative of a larger group when there is a reason to believe it is unrepresentative
(C) Appeals to the popularity of an academic field as evidence of the worth of that academic field
(D) Takes for granted that just because there is no evidence that interest in something is decreasing, it must be increasing
(E) Takes for granted that it is good that University students have an interest in a certain subject just because the person making the argument has that interest
The reasoning in the argument is flawed in that the argument:
(A) Uses the term "interest" in two different ways when the argument requires that it be used consistently throughout
(B) Treats a group as representative of a larger group when there is a reason to believe it is unrepresentative
(C) Appeals to the popularity of an academic field as evidence of the worth of that academic field
(D) Takes for granted that just because there is no evidence that interest in something is decreasing, it must be increasing
(E) Takes for granted that it is good that University students have an interest in a certain subject just because the person making the argument has that interest
30 Oct 2019, 23:35
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Philosopher: I have been told that most university students have no interest in philosophical issues, but I know from my own experience that this isn't true. I often go to University campuses to give talks, and the students at my talks have a deep interest in philosophical issues.
The reasoning in the argument is flawed in that the argument:
(A) Uses the term "interest" in two different ways when the argument requires that it be used consistently throughout- incorrect, 'interest' is not used in two different ways
(B) Treats a group as representative of a larger group when there is a reason to believe it is unrepresentative - Correct, The philosopher makes a claim about most university students based on a narrow subset, which might not even be representative
(C) Appeals to the popularity of an academic field as evidence of the worth of that academic field - irrelevant
(D) Takes for granted that just because there is no evidence that interest in something is decreasing, it must be increasing - incorrect
(E) Takes for granted that it is good that University students have an interest in a certain subject just because the person making the argument has that interest- incorrect; the students who attend the philosophers' lectures do have interest
Answer B
The reasoning in the argument is flawed in that the argument:
(A) Uses the term "interest" in two different ways when the argument requires that it be used consistently throughout- incorrect, 'interest' is not used in two different ways
(B) Treats a group as representative of a larger group when there is a reason to believe it is unrepresentative - Correct, The philosopher makes a claim about most university students based on a narrow subset, which might not even be representative
(C) Appeals to the popularity of an academic field as evidence of the worth of that academic field - irrelevant
(D) Takes for granted that just because there is no evidence that interest in something is decreasing, it must be increasing - incorrect
(E) Takes for granted that it is good that University students have an interest in a certain subject just because the person making the argument has that interest- incorrect; the students who attend the philosophers' lectures do have interest
Answer B
15 Jun 2025, 13:58
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For ans choice B i didnot understand the second part of the statement - "when there is a reason to believe it is unrepresentative" - what in the argument is showing that there is "reason" to believe its unrepresentative?
