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News anchor: The average resident of the state’s four major cities drives 150 miles per month, and most of the state’s residents live in these four cities. Moreover, the average distance driven by the residents of the state tends to remain stable from one month to the next. Therefore, most of the state’s residents drive at least 100 miles each month.
The argument presented by the news anchor is most susceptible to which of the following criticisms?
A. It reaches a conclusion for the entire state on the basis of data from just four cities.
B. It fails to consider the possibility that even if, on average, a certain distance is driven by the people within a certain group, many of those in the group may not drive at all.
C. It confuses a claim that would necessarily lead to the argument’s conclusion about the state’s residents with a claim that would only be highly likely to follow from the argument’s conclusion regarding the state’s residents.
D. It ignores the possibility that the residents of the cities may be driving outside of city limits.
E. It fails to consider the possibility that even if most residents of the state drive at least 100 miles each month, any given resident may not drive at all in some months.
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The argument presented by the news anchor is most susceptible to which of the following criticisms?
A. It reaches a conclusion for the entire state on the basis of data from just four cities.
B. It fails to consider the possibility that even if, on average, a certain distance is driven by the people within a certain group, many of those in the group may not drive at all.
C. It confuses a claim that would necessarily lead to the argument’s conclusion about the state’s residents with a claim that would only be highly likely to follow from the argument’s conclusion regarding the state’s residents.
D. It ignores the possibility that the residents of the cities may be driving outside of city limits.
E. It fails to consider the possibility that even if most residents of the state drive at least 100 miles each month, any given resident may not drive at all in some months.
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A. It reaches a conclusion for the entire state on the basis of data from just four cities.
The premise explicitly establishes that "most of the state's residents" live in these four cities. Therefore, using data from these cities to make a claim about the majority of the state is logically acceptable.
B. It fails to consider the possibility that even if, on average, a certain distance is driven by the people within a certain group, many of those in the group may not drive at all.
If a tiny group of people drives thousands of miles while the vast majority drives zero miles, the average can still be 150. However, it would be entirely false that "most" people drive at least 100.
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C. It confuses a claim that would necessarily lead to the argument’s conclusion about the state’s residents with a claim that would only be highly likely to follow from the argument’s conclusion regarding the state’s residents.
This choice describes a reversed conditional logic error, which did not occur here. The anchor's error is strictly mathematical.
D. It ignores the possibility that the residents of the cities may be driving outside of city limits.
Where the residents actually physically drive their cars is completely irrelevant. The argument is strictly concerned with the numerical total distance driven, regardless of geographical boundaries.
E. It fails to consider the possibility that even if most residents of the state drive at least 100 miles each month, any given resident may not drive at all in some months.
The argument's conclusion only claims that "most" residents drive at least 100 miles. It already leaves room for a minority of specific individuals to drive zero, so pointing that out does not weaken the argument at all.
Ans B
The premise explicitly establishes that "most of the state's residents" live in these four cities. Therefore, using data from these cities to make a claim about the majority of the state is logically acceptable.
B. It fails to consider the possibility that even if, on average, a certain distance is driven by the people within a certain group, many of those in the group may not drive at all.
If a tiny group of people drives thousands of miles while the vast majority drives zero miles, the average can still be 150. However, it would be entirely false that "most" people drive at least 100.
Correct
C. It confuses a claim that would necessarily lead to the argument’s conclusion about the state’s residents with a claim that would only be highly likely to follow from the argument’s conclusion regarding the state’s residents.
This choice describes a reversed conditional logic error, which did not occur here. The anchor's error is strictly mathematical.
D. It ignores the possibility that the residents of the cities may be driving outside of city limits.
Where the residents actually physically drive their cars is completely irrelevant. The argument is strictly concerned with the numerical total distance driven, regardless of geographical boundaries.
E. It fails to consider the possibility that even if most residents of the state drive at least 100 miles each month, any given resident may not drive at all in some months.
The argument's conclusion only claims that "most" residents drive at least 100 miles. It already leaves room for a minority of specific individuals to drive zero, so pointing that out does not weaken the argument at all.
Ans B
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majority of residents live in four major cities.
avg residents of those four cities drives 150 miles per month.
the avg distance remains stable from one month to next one.
conclusion= most of state residents drive at least 100 miles each month.
A. It reaches a conclusion for the entire state on the basis of data from just four cities.
but we know majority of people live in those 4 cities so it make sense to draw conclusion from there. out.
B. It fails to consider the possibility that even if, on average, a certain distance is driven by the people within a certain group, many of those in the group may not drive at all.
yeah. if most people dont drive but few drive too long then avg goes up. but that doesnt make sense to conclude that this the avg distance for everyone. so this helps. keep.
C. It confuses a claim that would necessarily lead to the argument’s conclusion about the state’s residents with a claim that would only be highly likely to follow from the argument’s conclusion regarding the state’s residents.
this is **** as hell. just word play but nothing more. out.
D. It ignores the possibility that the residents of the cities may be driving outside of city limits.
this is irrelevant . reject.
E. It fails to consider the possibility that even if most residents of the state drive at least 100 miles each month, any given resident may not drive at all in some months.
this is not relevant at all. out.
avg residents of those four cities drives 150 miles per month.
the avg distance remains stable from one month to next one.
conclusion= most of state residents drive at least 100 miles each month.
A. It reaches a conclusion for the entire state on the basis of data from just four cities.
but we know majority of people live in those 4 cities so it make sense to draw conclusion from there. out.
B. It fails to consider the possibility that even if, on average, a certain distance is driven by the people within a certain group, many of those in the group may not drive at all.
yeah. if most people dont drive but few drive too long then avg goes up. but that doesnt make sense to conclude that this the avg distance for everyone. so this helps. keep.
C. It confuses a claim that would necessarily lead to the argument’s conclusion about the state’s residents with a claim that would only be highly likely to follow from the argument’s conclusion regarding the state’s residents.
this is **** as hell. just word play but nothing more. out.
D. It ignores the possibility that the residents of the cities may be driving outside of city limits.
this is irrelevant . reject.
E. It fails to consider the possibility that even if most residents of the state drive at least 100 miles each month, any given resident may not drive at all in some months.
this is not relevant at all. out.
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