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When a married couple has frequent emotionally satisfying conversations, they tend in overwhelming percentages to remain married throughout their lives. Queen Melinda and Prince Jonathan, Duke of Westphalia, have been married for over sixty years, so clearly they must have emotionally satisfying conversations all the time.
This argument is most vulnerable to what criticism?
(A) It takes a condition to be the effect of something that has happened only after the condition already existed.
(B) It makes a distinction that presupposes the truth of the conclusions that is to be established.
(C) It takes one possible cause of a condition to be the actually cause of that condition without considering any other possible causes.
(D) It offers a conclusion that is no more than a paraphrase of one piece of the pieces of information provided in its support.
(E) It presents as evidence in support of a claim information that is inconsistent with other evidence presented in support of the same claim.
This argument is most vulnerable to what criticism?
(A) It takes a condition to be the effect of something that has happened only after the condition already existed.
(B) It makes a distinction that presupposes the truth of the conclusions that is to be established.
(C) It takes one possible cause of a condition to be the actually cause of that condition without considering any other possible causes.
(D) It offers a conclusion that is no more than a paraphrase of one piece of the pieces of information provided in its support.
(E) It presents as evidence in support of a claim information that is inconsistent with other evidence presented in support of the same claim.
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07 Oct 2024, 08:41
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1. The text tell us that "when a married couple has frequent emotionally satisfying conversations, they tend in overwhelming percentages to remain married throughout their lives". Then, they argue that since "Queen Melinda and Prince Jonathan, Duke of Westphalia, have been married for over sixty years", then " they must have emotionally satisfying conversations all the time". Now we need a statement that would most weaken the argument.
2. Let's simplify the text. They say that if A (has frequent emotionally satisfying conversations) is true then B (remain married throughout their lives) tends to be also true. The argument says that B is true and concludes that then A must be true too.
3. However, a statement weakening the argument would say that if B is true then it's not always true that A must be true too. In other words, there are other reasons apart from A to why B could be true. Let's look at the possible answers:
- It takes a condition to be the effect of something that has happened only after the condition already existed. This statement doesn't work.
- It makes a distinction that presupposes the truth of the conclusions that is to be established. This statement doesn't work.
- It takes one possible cause of a condition to be the actually cause of that condition without considering any other possible causes. This statement does weaken the argument.
- It offers a conclusion that is no more than a paraphrase of one piece of the pieces of information provided in its support. This statement doesn't work.
- It presents as evidence in support of a claim information that is inconsistent with other evidence presented in support of the same claim. This statement doesn't work.
2. Let's simplify the text. They say that if A (has frequent emotionally satisfying conversations) is true then B (remain married throughout their lives) tends to be also true. The argument says that B is true and concludes that then A must be true too.
3. However, a statement weakening the argument would say that if B is true then it's not always true that A must be true too. In other words, there are other reasons apart from A to why B could be true. Let's look at the possible answers:
- It takes a condition to be the effect of something that has happened only after the condition already existed. This statement doesn't work.
- It makes a distinction that presupposes the truth of the conclusions that is to be established. This statement doesn't work.
- It takes one possible cause of a condition to be the actually cause of that condition without considering any other possible causes. This statement does weaken the argument.
- It offers a conclusion that is no more than a paraphrase of one piece of the pieces of information provided in its support. This statement doesn't work.
- It presents as evidence in support of a claim information that is inconsistent with other evidence presented in support of the same claim. This statement doesn't work.
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The argument assumes that the emotionally satisfying conversations are the only cause of the longevity of their marriage without considering that other factors might contribute to a long-lasting marriage.
Criticism:
The flaw is that the argument attributes the long-lasting marriage solely to emotionally satisfying conversations, ignoring other potential reasons for their successful marriage. Therefore, it is taking one possible cause (emotionally satisfying conversations) as the actual cause of the condition (being married for over sixty years) without considering other causes.
Answer C.
Criticism:
The flaw is that the argument attributes the long-lasting marriage solely to emotionally satisfying conversations, ignoring other potential reasons for their successful marriage. Therefore, it is taking one possible cause (emotionally satisfying conversations) as the actual cause of the condition (being married for over sixty years) without considering other causes.
Answer C.
