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13 Sep 2021, 06:00
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38% (02:12) correct
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Real progress in society is not something that can happen without significant and transformative action. It only comes when those who are in power have
the courage to overcome significant opposition and overturn previously accepted norms that are detrimental to society.
The reasoning in the argument is fallacious because the argument
(A) undermines its own premise that a particular attribute is present in all instances of a particular phenomenon
(B) concludes that, because an influence is the paramount influence on a particular phenomenon, that influence is the only influence on that phenomenon
(C) denies that the observation that a particular pattern is common to phenomena within society might contribute to observing a causal explanation of the phenomenon
(D) concludes that the characteristic of a type of phenomena in society occurring at one time is characteristic of similar phenomena at all times
(E) selects one influence on a particular phenomenon in society as indicating that its influence outweighs any other influence on those phenomena
the courage to overcome significant opposition and overturn previously accepted norms that are detrimental to society.
The reasoning in the argument is fallacious because the argument
(A) undermines its own premise that a particular attribute is present in all instances of a particular phenomenon
(B) concludes that, because an influence is the paramount influence on a particular phenomenon, that influence is the only influence on that phenomenon
(C) denies that the observation that a particular pattern is common to phenomena within society might contribute to observing a causal explanation of the phenomenon
(D) concludes that the characteristic of a type of phenomena in society occurring at one time is characteristic of similar phenomena at all times
(E) selects one influence on a particular phenomenon in society as indicating that its influence outweighs any other influence on those phenomena
18 Sep 2021, 10:00
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OFFICIAL EXPLANATION
Answer: E
STEP 1: Read the question and identify your task.
This is a Flaw question. You need to figure out why the argument is false, but it structures the question in complete-the-sentence form, so the answer will most likely be a description of the logical flaw rather than the flaw itself.
STEP 2: Read the argument with your task in mind.
In this case, the statement makes a simple argument—overturning accepted norms is the only way to make real progress.
STEP 3: Know what you’re looking for.
The argument singles out one specific influence on the issue of real progress —overturning accepted norms—and it doesn’t allow for the possibility that another factor could have an impact. You will look for something similar in your answer options.
STEP 4: Read every word of every answer choice.
Answer A seems to be describing another argument altogether since the argument does not undermine its own premise and the term attribute seems to be a fairly inaccurate description of what is discussed. Answer B might seem like the correct answer to the question, but the problematic word is because since there is no causal relationship being offered between the first statement and the second statement. Answer C is problematic with the first word, denies, because the argument is actually affirming such a contribution, not denying it. Answer D does not work because the argument does not isolate its observation to a particular time. It is more general than that. Answer E is your last remaining possibility. The argument makes the mistake of saying that one influence outweighs all other influences on progress. The correct choice is answer E.
18 Sep 2021, 10:16
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Imho, I see two influences mentioned. "overcome significant opposition and overturn previously accepted norms that are detrimental to society."
Not sure if E should be the answer. D looks intriguing. It says that by only choosing these influences the author is generalizing the fact that whenever real progress would be made, ONLY these two influences would be important. So it doesn't look beyond these factors.
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Not sure if E should be the answer. D looks intriguing. It says that by only choosing these influences the author is generalizing the fact that whenever real progress would be made, ONLY these two influences would be important. So it doesn't look beyond these factors.
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