Several excellent candidates have been proposed for the presidency of

C is the right answer.



Conclusion: Jones is best qualified to be the new president of United Wire.
Premise: If the others are compared with Jones, however, it will be apparent that none of them has her unique set of qualifications.

The argument above is flawed because the author concludes that Jones is best qualified to be the new president on the basis that no other candidate for the position has her unique set of qualifications, meanwhile the argument clearly states that each candidate proposed for the position has a unique set of qualifications. This implies that the fact Jones has a unique set of qualifications is not advantageous since we don't know the specific set of qualifications to enable us to evaluate them against those of others. This is because each person has a unique set of qualifications, hence the conclusion above is flawed. Option C states that the argument seeks to distinguish one member of a group on the basis of something that applies to all, and this is exactly the flaw in the argument above. C is thus the correct answer.


The author did not use any form of flattery in the argument above. A is incorrect.


The argument above does not refute any opposing position. B is incorrect.


Correct per the reasoning above.


The argument does not support any universal claim. D is incorrect.


The unique qualifications apply to each individual proposed for the position of president and not the group of individuals proposed for the position. E is incorrect.