Support Most of the employees of the Compujack Corporation are computer programmers. βββββ ββββ ββββββββ βββββββββββ βββββββ βββββββββ ββββββββ ββββ βββββ ββββββββββ ββ βββββ βββ βββββββββ ββββββββ ββββ βββββββ ββ βββββββββ ββββββ ββββ ββββββββββ
The argument presents a βmostβ statement (most employees of Compujack Corporation are computer programmers), connects it to another βmostβ statement (most computer programmers receive excellent salaries from their employers), and then draws a βsomeβ statement as a conclusion (at least one Compujack employee must receive an excellent salary from Compujack).
This argument is flawed because it employs an invalid argument form. A βmostβ statement linked to another βmostβ statement does not allow you to draw a βsomeβ statement from the first link to the last link (as shown in the diagram above). Just because most employees of Compujack Corporation are computer programmers and most computer programmers receive excellent salaries from their employers, that doesnβt necessarily mean that any Compujack employee receives an excellent salary from Compujack.
Analysis by MatthewSorrels
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