PT77.S2.Q18 - Historian: Those who claim that Shakespeare

odonnellfreddyodonnellfreddy Alum Member
edited February 6 in Logical Reasoning 11 karma

Hi Everyone,

I just did question 18 in Section 2 of PT 77 and I am confused by the language in answer choice D. It says "fails to exclude the possibility that there might be legitimate evidence motivating those who reject Shakespeare's authorship". The fails to exclude part threw me off and I was hoping someone could better explain that to me. Thanks!

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  • equallyyokedequallyyoked Alum Member
    edited February 6 474 karma

    I have not seen language exactly like this. Is it a flaw question? Sounds like it could be saying ..."Did you consider (this) possibility before coming to that conclusion? Or did you get rid of (this) possibility before coming to your conclusion?

    That's how im reading it. Maybe others are as well.

  • jbantonyjbantony Alum Member
    36 karma

    The way I interpreted the "fails to exclude" as the argument makes it conclusion but does so without addressing the legitimate possibility that the proponents of the argument has actual evidence behind the claims.

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