| Critical Reasoning Butler: September 2026 |
| September 16 | CR 1 | CR 2 |
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CR 1 This editorial cannot be a good argument because it is barely literate. Run-on sentences, slang, and perfectly dreadful grammar appear regularly throughout. Anything that poorly written cannot be making very much sense.
Which of the following identifies an assumption in the argument above?
(A) This editorial was written by someone other than the usual editor.
(B) Generally speaking, very few editorials are poor in style or grammar.
(C) The language of an argument is indicative of its validity.
(D) Generally speaking, the majority of editorials are poor in style and grammar.
(E) The author of the editorial purposely uses poor grammar to disguise what he knows is a bad argument.
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CR 2 For the first time, an earth-like planet has been discovered. This planet is orbiting another star. Since we can now say with confidence that at least some of the 100 billion other stars like our sun may have planets like earth, the greatest chance for extraterrestrial life to exist is outside our solar system.
The argument above assumes which of the following?
A. Extraterrestrial organisms are likely to appear in forms similar to terrestrial ones.
B. Life cannot exist on the other planets of our solar system.
C. Life will always occur wherever earth-like planets exist.
D. Life is most likely to arise under earth-like conditions.
E. Life from other kinds of planets is too difficult to detect.