PT105.S2.Q21

PrepTest 105 - Section 2 - Question 21

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Summarize Argument: Counter-Position

In response to the claim that a mixture is an effective cold remedy, the cold sufferer concludes that the mixture is obviously not effective. As evidence, the cold sufferer points out that if the mixture was an effective remedy, then most people with colds would use it. However many people with colds do not use the mixture.

Describe Method of Reasoning

The cold sufferer counters a position held by others. He does this first by establishing a conditional relationship between the mixture and its use: if the mixture was an effective remedy, then most people with colds would use it. However, the cold sufferer denies the necessary condition of this relationship by stating many people with colds do not use the mixture, therefore the sufficient condition of the mixture being an effective remedy must also be denied.

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21.

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a

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b

accepting a claim ██ ███ █████ ██ ██████ ███████ ██ ███ █████

c

showing that conditions █████████ ██ █████████ ███ █████ ██ █ █████ ███ ███

d

basing a generalization ██ █ ██████████████ █████ ██ █████████

e

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