PT149.S4.Q25

PrepTest 149 - Section 4 - Question 25

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Support The police department has two suspects for the burglary that occurred last night, Schaeffer and Forster. █████████ ███ ██ ████████ ██████ ██ ███████ ████ ██ ███ ████████

Method of Reasoning

The argument proceeds by eliminating one option to confirm another. The police have two suspects for a burglary, but there’s reason to be confident that one of them did not do it, so the author concludes that it must be the other one.

Identify and Describe Flaw

The argument is flawed because it assumes that there are only two possible options. It fails to consider that both Shaeffer and Forster may be innocent. The burglary may have been committed by a third, unmentioned suspect.

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25.

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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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