PT136.S4.Q24

PrepTest 136 - Section 4 - Question 24

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Method of Reasoning

The argument starts by describing a characteristic of a group (if you work at Leila’s Electronics, it’s not possible that you’ve received both a poor performance evaluation and a raise) and then describes characteristics of an individual in that group (Lester hasn’t received a raise so he must have received a poor performance evaluation).

Identify and Describe Flaw

The argument errs because it’s possible that Lester has received neither a raise nor a poor performance evaluation. The argument acts as if because Lester hasn’t received a raise, we can infer that he has received a poor performance evaluation. However, according to the premises, it’s just not possible that an employee of Leila’s Electronics has received both a poor performance evaluation and a raise.

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24.

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a

No one who █████ ██ █ █████ ████ ████ ██ ███ ████ ████ ██ ███ ███ █████ ██ █████████ █████████ ███ ████ ██ █████ ██████ ██ ████ ██ ████ ████ ██ ███ ███ ███

b

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c

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d

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e

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