Somewhere, somehos, what was once a perfectly good rule by

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Somewhere, somehos, what was once a perfectly good rule by which to live was twisted into the false and sinister idea that "Money is the root of all evil" To the contrary, the proper use of money provides us with the food, clothes, health care, and shelter that we all need to sustain our lives. 

The author's argument is logically flawed in that it 

(A) uses examples that do not refute the generalization that all evil is rooted in money 

(B)uses inappropriate examples to demonstrate the proper use of money 

(C)ignores some of the evil things that money can buy 

(D)fails to acknowledge that food, clothes, health care, and shelter can sometimes lead to evil 

(E)fails to recognize that money can be used for a lot of other good things besides sustenance

banerjeea_98 · Answer

I wud go with "A".....the examples he gave can also lead to evil, so his example r not refuting the generalization.

Vithal · Answer

A fits in perfectly...will explain if anyone differs

ywilfred · Answer

The examples given by the author depends on proper use. It does not refute the generalization that money is the cause of all things evil.
(A) it is.

chunjuwu · Answer

Hello, HongHu, banerjeea_98 and other guys

I think your explanation is similar to choice D. 

Could you help me to refute choice D? 

Thanks

jpv · Answer

it has to be (A)...

even if you acknowledge (D), actual argument "Money is the root of all evil" is still not fulfilled.

chunjuwu · Answer

still cannot see a good explanation to refute D. Please, :oops:

Vithal · Answer

The argument is not logically flawed because of D, as food,clothes and shelter could also be received as charity. Money just buys these things at times..and hence is not THE root of evil, even if food, clothes and shelter lead to evil

shankarn · Answer

This is an easy one and my choice is "A".

Arsene_Wenger · Answer

(D) fails to acknowledge that food, clothes, health care, and shelter can sometimes lead to evil 

(D) seems to force us to believe that food, et al,   must   sometimes lead to evil. While practically, we may figure out instances where this could be true, this is CR and we are not supposed to use prior knowledge. Afterall, what if they do not? 

This was my reasoning, though it took me a while before i eliminated this choice. Presumably like you, I was torn b/w A and D and did not find it as easy as the rest of the crew.

Arsene_Wenger · Answer

sorry.......gramatical blunder in my previous post! :oops:

couldn't afford to leave it 'unattended'. some 'bad' folks here in this family. :lol:

...as easy as the rest of the crew did

chunjuwu · Answer

Arsene_Wenger, thanks

(D) fails to acknowledge that food, clothes, health care, and shelter can sometimes lead to evil

We don't know whether the author admitted to or not, right? 

So, A is the best.

HongHu · Answer

Basically the refuting argument is if it is evil then it must be because of money (Evil->Money, as long as we see evil, we know money is the root). What he needs to prove is that some evil is not because of money (Evil->nonMoney), which is what A suggested. But he didn't do that. What he did is to say money sometimes leads to good things (Money->nonEvil). What D suggest is to acknowlege that money can sometimes leads to bad things (Money->Evil).

kevinw · Answer

I am amazed by the way Ms. Hong aproaches the CR....
if anyone is ever capable of getting into people's minds, I think her mind would be something like a perfect organized into formulas type of mind. And that her thinking process is always regulated by the logic and common sense.

I am really amazed and could even say envy....her mind....

HongHu · Answer

Oh please stop that. Don't spoil me too much or those logical circuits may very well be shortcircuited if they are overheated.

(And never mind the other tangled up circuits please. :oops:

)

kevinw · Answer

one thing that I admire more than a clever mind, is a clever modest mind.....

 :wink: :wink: :wink:

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