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Because Professor Donnelly’s exams are always more difficult than Professor Curtis’s exams, the author concludes that a given question from Professor Donnelly’s exam must be difficult.
As the question stem points out, there are two cookie-cutter flaws in this argument:
Part vs. whole: The author erroneously assumes that, because Professor Donnelly’s exams are more difficult than Professor Curtis’ overall, an individual question from Professor Donnelly’s exam must be more difficult.
Relative vs. absolute: The author assumes that a relative relationship (Professor Donnelly’s exams are more difficult than Professor Curtis’) proves an absolute quality (Professor Donnelly’s exams are difficult).
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