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Anyone who believes in extraterrestrials believes in UFOs. But the existence of UFOs has been conclusively refuted. Therefore a belief in extraterrestrials is false as well.
Which one of the following arguments contains flawed reasoning most similar to that in the argument above?
(A) Anyone who believes in unicorns believes in centaurs. But it has been demonstrated that there are no centaurs, so there are no unicorns either.
(B) Anyone who believes in unicorns believes in centaurs. But you do not believe in centaurs, so you do not believe in unicorns either.
(C) Anyone who believes in unicorns believes in centaurs. But you do not believe in unicorns, so you do not believe in centaurs either.
(D) Anyone who believes in unicorns believes in centaurs. But there is no good reason to believe in centaurs, so a belief in unicorns is unjustified as well.
(E) Anyone who believes in unicorns believes in centaurs. But it has been conclusively proven that there is no such thing as a unicorn, so a belief in centaurs is mistaken as well.
Which one of the following arguments contains flawed reasoning most similar to that in the argument above?
(A) Anyone who believes in unicorns believes in centaurs. But it has been demonstrated that there are no centaurs, so there are no unicorns either.
(B) Anyone who believes in unicorns believes in centaurs. But you do not believe in centaurs, so you do not believe in unicorns either.
(C) Anyone who believes in unicorns believes in centaurs. But you do not believe in unicorns, so you do not believe in centaurs either.
(D) Anyone who believes in unicorns believes in centaurs. But there is no good reason to believe in centaurs, so a belief in unicorns is unjustified as well.
(E) Anyone who believes in unicorns believes in centaurs. But it has been conclusively proven that there is no such thing as a unicorn, so a belief in centaurs is mistaken as well.
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A is the correct answer.
The argument in A is flawed because the non-existence of centaurs does not necessarily mean that unicorns do not exist. The belief in unicorns could still be valid regardless of whether centaurs exist or not. Therefore, the conclusion that believing in unicorns is false because of the non-existence of centaurs is flawed.
Similarly, the argument in the original passage is flawed because the non-existence of UFOs does not necessarily mean that extraterrestrial life does not exist. The belief in extraterrestrial life could still be valid regardless of whether UFOs exist or not. Therefore, the conclusion that believing in extraterrestrial life is false because of the non-existence of UFOs is flawed.
