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Byrne: One of our club’s bylaws specifies that any officer who fails to appear on time for any one of the quarterly board meetings, or who misses two of our monthly general meetings, must be suspended. Thibodeaux, an officer, was recently suspended. But Thibodeaux has never missed a monthly general meeting. Therefore, Thibodeaux must have failed to appear on time for a quarterly board meeting.
The reasoning in Byrne’s argument is flawed in that the argument
(A) fails to consider the possibility that Thibodeaux has arrived late for two or more monthly general meetings
(B) presumes, without providing justification, that if certain events each produce a particular result, then no other event is sufficient to produce that result
(C) takes for granted that an assumption required to establish the argument’s conclusion is sufficient to establish that conclusion
(D) fails to specify at what point someone arriving at a club meeting is officially deemed late
(E) does not specify how long Thibodeaux has been an officer
The reasoning in Byrne’s argument is flawed in that the argument
(A) fails to consider the possibility that Thibodeaux has arrived late for two or more monthly general meetings
(B) presumes, without providing justification, that if certain events each produce a particular result, then no other event is sufficient to produce that result
(C) takes for granted that an assumption required to establish the argument’s conclusion is sufficient to establish that conclusion
(D) fails to specify at what point someone arriving at a club meeting is officially deemed late
(E) does not specify how long Thibodeaux has been an officer
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02 Nov 2021, 00:14
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Two cases that causes suspension.
1. Miss quarterly board meeting
2. Miss two monthly meeetings.
Arg: Thibodeaux is suspended and have not missed any monthly meet, hence missed quarterly meet.
Since two causes are sufficient but not mandatory for suspension. Hence, there might be other reasons as well that may cause suspension, like theft, crime or other illegal matter etc.
A) "arrived late" is not a criteria for any suspension
B) Correct - As two causes are sufficient but not mandatory. Presumption is wrong. Other events can cause suspension as well, hence quarterly meet is not the only cause to consider.
C) Valid statement but doesn't support. Two causes are sufficient but not mandatory.
D) Same as A, irrelevant.
E) Duration of work, stay, etc are irrelevant. (Out of context)
02 Nov 2021, 00:23
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Argument Analysis- Per one of the club's bylaws two scenarios lead to the suspension of an officer.
Scenario 1 - Officer who fails to appear on time at any one of the quarterly meeting
Scenario 2 - Officer misses two monthly meetings
The officer (Thibodeaux) never missed any monthly general meet, yet was suspended. Hence, the author concludes that he must have been late for any one of the quarterly meetings.
Pre-thinking: The conclusion holds true only when there are no other conditions that can lead to suspension other than the two scenarios mentioned in the passage.
Question Analysis - We need to find a flaw in the reasoning of the argument. That means we need to show that the author is wrong in concluding the reason for suspension.
As seen in the pre-thinking the author has assume that only the two scenarios (cause) mentioned in the premise can lead to suspension (effect). Hence, option B is the correct answer
Scenario 1 - Officer who fails to appear on time at any one of the quarterly meeting
Scenario 2 - Officer misses two monthly meetings
The officer (Thibodeaux) never missed any monthly general meet, yet was suspended. Hence, the author concludes that he must have been late for any one of the quarterly meetings.
Pre-thinking: The conclusion holds true only when there are no other conditions that can lead to suspension other than the two scenarios mentioned in the passage.
Question Analysis - We need to find a flaw in the reasoning of the argument. That means we need to show that the author is wrong in concluding the reason for suspension.
As seen in the pre-thinking the author has assume that only the two scenarios (cause) mentioned in the premise can lead to suspension (effect). Hence, option B is the correct answer
