Self-study
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Summarize Argument
The author concludes that wood-burning stoves are more dangerous than open fireplaces. This is because the smoke that wood-burning stoves release up the chimney is cooler than open fireplace smoke, which means that it deposits more creosote. The creosote can clog a chimney or ignite.
Notable Assumptions
The author assumes that there are no other dangerous features of an open fireplace that could outweigh the danger posed by the greater amounts of creosote from wood-burning stoves. The author also assumes that cooler smoke travels more slowly and deposits more creosote.
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The author’s conclusion is just about wood-burning stoves in general compared to open fireplaces. In addition, the stimulus says wood-burning stoves deposit more creosote. It’s about the amount deposited, which might be different from the amount produced.
Illusory inconsistency
Illusory inconsistency
Answer is attractive because it seems to (but doesn't actually) contradict the premises or conclusion.
b
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Frequency of use may be a factor, but we have no reason to think open fireplaces are inherently used more frequently than wood-burning stoves.
c
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This is a factor that could outweigh the danger posed by creosote. If open fireplaces are more likely than wood-burning stoves to lead to severe accidents in the home, this could make open fireplaces equally or more dangerous overall, despite depositing less creosote.
d
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The stimulus told us that wood-burning stoves deposit more creosote. So, even if open fireplaces produce a lot, the stoves deposit more.
Illusory inconsistency
Illusory inconsistency
Answer is attractive because it seems to (but doesn't actually) contradict the premises or conclusion.
e
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The argument concerns what kind of fire source is more dangerous. Whether homeowners ever actually use those sources doesn’t impact whether one would be more dangerous than the other.