PT108.S3.Q19

PrepTest 108 - Section 3 - Question 19

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Summarize Argument

Faden concludes that Greenwall’s objection, that many of Faden’s customers could be lying about still using their year-old exercise machines, is absurd because Greenwall doesn’t have a way to prove the objection.

Identify and Describe Flaw

Faden asserts that since a survey shows most of his customers claim to still use their year-old exercise equipment, most of their machines are still in use after a year. Greenwall points out that many of those customers could be lying, and Faden argues that Greenwall’s objection is absurd because Greenwall has no way to prove the objection.

A flaw in Faden’s reasoning is that Greenwall’s objection isn’t necessarily absurd just because Greenwall can’t prove the objection. An objection can lack evidence and still have merit.

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19.

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a

Greenwall takes for ███████ ████ ████ █████████ ████ ███████ █████ ███ █████████ ███ ███ ███ ███████████ ██ █████ ███

b

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c

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d

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e

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