| Critical Reasoning Butler: September 2026 |
| September 2 | CR 1 | CR 2 |
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CR 1 In recent years, Doberman attacks on small children have risen dramatically. Last year saw 35 such attacks in the continental United States alone, an increase of almost 21 percent over the previous year’s total. Clearly, then, it is unsafe to keep dogs as pets if one has small children.
Which of the following, if true, would most strengthen the argument above?
A. No reasonable justification for these attacks by Dobermans on small children has been discovered.
B. Other household pets, such as cats, don't display the same violent tendencies that dogs do.
C. The number of attacks by Dobermans on small children will continue to rise in the coming years.
D. A large percentage of the attacks by Dobermans on small children could have been prevented by proper training.
E. The behavior toward small children exhibited by Dobermans is representative of dogs in general.
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CR 2 Ronald is a runner on the track team and is a great hurdler. All runners on the track team are either sprinters or long distance runners, but a few long distance runners do not run the sprint because they are not fast enough. Hurdlers never run long distance because they lack the endurance necessary. Therefore, Ronald must be fast.
For the conclusion drawn above to be logically correct, which of the following must be true?
A. Sprinters are faster than hurdlers.
B. All runners on the track team who run hurdles also run long distance.
C. Hurdling requires more endurance than running long distance.
D. All sprinters are fast.
E. Every runner on the track team who is fast is a sprinter.