PT119.S3.Q19

PrepTest 119 - Section 3 - Question 19

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Support Tanya would refrain from littering if everyone else refrained from littering. ████ ██ ███ ███████ ███████ ███ █████████ ███ ████ ███ ██████ ███████

Method of Reasoning

The first premise in this argument is a conditional statement: if everyone refrained from littering, then Tanya would, too. The second premise is that the sufficient condition is partially met—some people (Tanya’s friends) don’t litter. The author then concludes that the necessary condition is true.

Identify and Describe Flaw

We can’t conclude that a necessary condition is true based only on the knowledge that the sufficient condition is partially satisfied! If we knew that everyone refrained from littering, then we could conclude that Tanya refrains, too. But we only know that some people refrain, so we have no idea whether Tanya litters or not.

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19.

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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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