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Some believe that there are a large number of gun-related homicides in the U.S., but they are simply misinformed, as this belief is itself based primarily upon the frequency with which gun-related homicides appear in news reports on television in the U.S. It is precise because gun-related homicides are such a rare occurrence in the U.S. that they are so frequently the subject of television news.

The argument above is most vulnerable to the objection that

(A) it presupposes that most TV news reports are about gun-related homicides.
(B) it presupposes, without warrant, that the TV news reports are not biased.
(C) it presupposes the truth of the conclusion that it purports to demonstrate.
(D) it uncritically draws an inference from what is often the case to what will occur in the future.
(E) it uncritically assumes that a characteristic of one member of a group is shared by all members of that group.
 
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Some believe that there are a large number of gun-related homicides in the U.S., but they are simply misinformed, as this belief is itself based primarily upon the frequency with which gun-related homicides appear in news reports on television in the U.S. It is precise because gun-related homicides are such a rare occurrence in the U.S. that they are so frequently the subject of television news.

The argument above is most vulnerable to the objection that

(A) it presupposes that most TV news reports are about gun-related homicides. Incorrect

contradicts with argument

(B) it presupposes, without warrant, that the TV news reports are not biased. Incorrect

not true

(C) it presupposes the truth of the conclusion that it purports to demonstrate. Correct

possible answer

(D) it uncritically draws an inference from what is often the case to what will occur in the future. Incorrect

not true

(E) it uncritically assumes that a characteristic of one member of a group is shared by all members of that group. Incorrect

not true
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(A) it presupposes that most TV news reports are about gun-related homicides.
not said at all.

(B) it presupposes, without warrant, that the TV news reports are not biased.
there's no info regarding media bias.

(C) it presupposes the truth of the conclusion that it purports to demonstrate.
correct. misinformation due to frequent news report..news report due to rare occurrence... already supposed it's rare,so must be the misinformation going around..

(D) it uncritically draws an inference from what is often the case to what will occur in the future.
already happening ..incorrect

(E) it uncritically assumes that a characteristic of one member of a group is shared by all members of that group.
talking about just gun related homicide...incorrect

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experts please explain. and secondly , does these types of flaw question come in gmat ? or these are lsat cr ?
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experts please explain. and secondly , does these types of flaw question come in gmat ? or these are lsat cr ?
There are Logical Flaw questions like this one on the GMAT.

The correct answers to such questions describe ways in which the arguments in the passages are flawed.

In this case, the author's conclusion is that people who believe that there are a large number of gun-related homicides in the U.S. are simply misinformed.

In other words, the conclusion is that the truth is that there are not a large number of gun-related homicides in the U.S.

Looking for the support for that conclusion, we see the following:

This belief is itself based primarily upon the frequency with which gun-related homicides appear in news reports on television in the U.S. It is precisely because gun-related homicides are such a rare occurrence in the U.S. that they are so frequently the subject of television news.

Much of the author's support for the conclusion is comes from the following statement:

gun-related homicides are such a rare occurrence in the U.S.

So, what we can see is that the author has basically used the idea that "gun-related homicides are such a rare occurrence in the U.S." to support the conclusion that it is wrong to believe that "there are a large number of gun-related homicides in the U.S."

In other words, the author's supporting evidence and the author's conclusion are basically the same thing. It's almost as if the author is saying, "It's not true the there are a large number of gun-related homicides in the U.S because it's not true that there are a large number of gun-related homicides in the U.S."

Thus, the correct answer is (C) it presupposes the truth of the conclusion that it purports to demonstrate, which means that the argument is based on the idea that its own conclusion is correct.
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