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23 Aug 2020, 07:11
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The mayor was not telling the truth when he said that the bridge renovation did not waste taxpayers' money. The very commission he set up to look into government waste reported that the Southern Tier Project, of which the bridge renovation was a part, was egregiously wasteful.
The reasoning in the argument is flawed in that the argument
(A) infers that a part has a certain quality merely on the grounds that the whole to which it belongs has that quality
(B) draws a general conclusion about government waste on the basis of a single instance of such waste
(C) attacks the mayor's character rather than assessing the strength of the evidence supporting the mayor's claim
(D) puts forward evidence that presupposes an important part of the claim that the argument attempts to support
(E) rejects a position on the grounds that the motives of the person who has advanced the position were not disinterested
The reasoning in the argument is flawed in that the argument
(A) infers that a part has a certain quality merely on the grounds that the whole to which it belongs has that quality
(B) draws a general conclusion about government waste on the basis of a single instance of such waste
(C) attacks the mayor's character rather than assessing the strength of the evidence supporting the mayor's claim
(D) puts forward evidence that presupposes an important part of the claim that the argument attempts to support
(E) rejects a position on the grounds that the motives of the person who has advanced the position were not disinterested
23 Aug 2020, 07:22
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The mayor was not telling the truth when he said that the bridge renovation did not waste taxpayers' money. The very commission he set up to look into government waste reported that the Southern Tier Project, of which the bridge renovation was a part, was egregiously wasteful.
The reasoning in the argument is flawed in that the argument
The bridge project is part of a bigger project. The author assumes that since the parent project is reported to be wasteful, the small part of the bigger project will also be wasteful.
(A) infers that a part has a certain quality merely on the grounds that the whole to which it belongs has that quality
- Correct
(B) draws a general conclusion about government waste on the basis of a single instance of such waste
- No generalization has been made.
(C) attacks the mayor's character rather than assessing the strength of the evidence supporting the mayor's claim
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No character assassination took place.
(D) puts forward evidence that presupposes an important part of the claim that the argument attempts to support
- Nope.
(E) rejects a position on the grounds that the motives of the person who has advanced the position were not disinterested
- Personal motives have not been discussed.
Answer A.
The reasoning in the argument is flawed in that the argument
The bridge project is part of a bigger project. The author assumes that since the parent project is reported to be wasteful, the small part of the bigger project will also be wasteful.
(A) infers that a part has a certain quality merely on the grounds that the whole to which it belongs has that quality
- Correct
(B) draws a general conclusion about government waste on the basis of a single instance of such waste
- No generalization has been made.
(C) attacks the mayor's character rather than assessing the strength of the evidence supporting the mayor's claim
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No character assassination took place.(D) puts forward evidence that presupposes an important part of the claim that the argument attempts to support
- Nope.
(E) rejects a position on the grounds that the motives of the person who has advanced the position were not disinterested
- Personal motives have not been discussed.
Answer A.
23 Aug 2020, 08:37
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IMO,
A (is correct): Because the argument assumes that since 'part' i.e taxpayer's money going to waste is true the 'whole part' i.e the bridge is a waste.
B: No general conclusion is drawn.
C: His character has not been attacked.
D: No evidence is given
E: No motives have been expressed
Correct Answer: A
