PT122.S2.Q23

PrepTest 122 - Section 2 - Question 23

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Commentator: Conclusion Human behavior cannot be fully understood without inquiring into nonphysical aspects of persons. ██ ████████ ██ █████ █ ██████ ███ ██████████ ███████ ████ ██ ███ █ ████████ ██████████ ███████ ██ ███ ████████ ███████ ██ ████ ██████████ █████ ██████████████ █████████████ ██████████████ ███ █████████████ █████ █████████ ████ ████ ███ ████ ██ █████ █████████ █████ ███ █████ ██████████ ███ ██████ ██ ████ ███ ██ █████████

Summarize Argument

The author concludes that human behavior can’t be fully understood without inquiring into nonphysical aspects of humans. This is based on the following line of reasoning: If we had a complete account of physical aspects of a human action, we still wouldn’t comprehend the action or why it occurred.

Identify and Describe Flaw

The author uses circular reasoning. The premise — the idea that if we had a complete physical account of a human action, we still wouldn’t comprehend the action — assumes that human behavior can’t be fully understood without investigating nonphysical aspects. Nobody would accept the premise unless they already accept the conclusion.

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23.

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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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