PTF97.S1.Q6

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PrepTest F97 - Section 1 - Question 6

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Appeal to Authority

The author concludes that when the economy recovers, it will be a strong recovery—even though academic economists think otherwise. So what supports this conclusion? Well, most economists who work for investment companies think the recovery will be strong. And the author believes that these investment economists are more reliable than the academic economists, because unlike the academic economists, the investment economists' jobs might be at risk depending on their predictions.

The author's claim about the strength of the coming economic recovery rests on an the sub-conclusion that the predictions of investment economists are more likely to be correct, solely based on the fact that their jobs might be at risk. The author doesn't rely on any direct evidence, but simply decides which authority to believe.

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The author isn't concerned with the number of academic versus investment economists, but with their reliability.

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The author doesn't consider projections of the economic forecast for investment companies, or any other type of direct evidence. The author only relies on determining which economists are more reliable, and then believing those economists.

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The author's conclusion is supported only by the opinions of investment economists, who the author believes are more reliable than academic economists because of the risks investment economists take in making predictions. The author's only support is assessing these experts' relative reliability, then believing the ones judged more reliable.

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The author doesn't attack the character of academic economists or anyone else. The author just considers what possible risks each group of economists might face when making predictions.

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74% of people who answer get this correct

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147

75% 161

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