PT119.S4.Q20

PrepTest 119 - Section 4 - Question 20

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Evidence suggests that Support we can manufacture a car with twice the fuel efficiency of a normal car, and it has been shown that Support we can produce a car that meets safety standards for side-impact crashes. ██ ██ ███ ████ █ ███ ████ ████ █████

Method of Reasoning

The argument tells us that two things are possible: manufacturing a car with twice the fuel efficiency of a normal car and producing a car that meets safety standards for side-impact crashes. Because both of these things are independently possible, the author concludes that both can be done together, within the same car.

Identify and Describe Flaw

This is the cookie-cutter flaw of hasty generalization, wherein the author draws a broad conclusion from too little evidence. While it may be possible to do each of these things individually, there’s no support for the claim that it’s possible to do them together in one car!

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20.

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a

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b

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c

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d

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e

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