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Since David Ellington became chief of police, several of the most decorated officers have resigned, the number of recruits has decreased, the department has instituted fewer community outreach programs, crime is on the rise, and polls show our police force is less popular than ever before. It’s obvious the city council appointed Ellington to undermine our civic order.
The reasoning in the argument is flawed because the argument
(A) confuses quantitative results with qualitative results
(B) leaps to a general conclusion based on a few anomalous instances
(C) ignores that someone can be perceived as incompetent without actually being incompetent
(D) assumes that because an action is followed by a result that the action was taken to bring about that result
(E) restates something that has already been proven
The reasoning in the argument is flawed because the argument
(A) confuses quantitative results with qualitative results
(B) leaps to a general conclusion based on a few anomalous instances
(C) ignores that someone can be perceived as incompetent without actually being incompetent
(D) assumes that because an action is followed by a result that the action was taken to bring about that result
(E) restates something that has already been proven
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OFFICIAL EXPLANATION
Answer: D
STEP 1: Read the question and identify your task.
This is a Flaw question. You are looking for a flaw in the argument or something illogical in the argument that calls into question its conclusion.
STEP 2: Read the argument with your task in mind.
The argument makes an unqualified leap in logic. Instead of attributing the civic disorder to David Ellington, it says that the city council intended to
undermine civic order by hiring the incompetent Ellington.
STEP 3: Know what you’re looking for.
The correct answer will point out that flawed logic.
STEP 4: Read every word of every answer choice.
When you read each answer closely, certain words help you eliminate answers. Answer A does not resemble what you are looking for at all. It focuses on “quantitative” results versus “qualitative” results, but the argument does not include any quantitative results, so it cannot be the correct answer. Answer B also does not work. Yes, the conclusion is fairly general, but the descriptor “anomalous” is inaccurate. Answer C describes Ellington’s incompetence as “perceived,” but specific results are discussed, and it does not address the argument’s conclusion. Answer D says the flaw is the assumption that an action leads to a result (hiring of Ellington leads to civic disorder), and that the action was taken to bring about that result (hiring Ellington was intended to bring about the civic disorder). This fits your understanding of the flaw perfectly and would seem to be the right answer. Before you make a decision, you must finish reviewing all the answers. Answer E says the flaw is a “restatement,” but no part of the argument serves as a restatement, so this cannot be the correct answer. The correct choice is answer D.
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