Support Linda says that, as a scientist, she knows that no scientist appreciates poetry. ββββ βββββ ββββ ββββββββββ βββ ββββββββ ββ βββββ ββββ ββ βββ ββββββ βββ ββββββββββ ββββββ βββ ββββββββββ
The argument cites a member (Linda) of a group (scientists) to establish a trait shared by all members of the group (they all lack appreciation for poetry). It then identifies another trait that most members of that same group have (most scientists are logical). It then concludes that some people must lack both traits (some illogical people appreciate poetry).
There are two flaws here. First, the argument doesnβt definitively establish that no scientists appreciate poetryβit simply takes Lindaβs word for it. Second, it improperly negates a βmostβ statement. Even if Linda is right, we could only properly infer that people who appreciate poetry are not scientists. We donβt, however, know that those non-scientists must be illogical.
Which one of the following ββ ββββ ββββββββ ββ βββ βββββββββ ββ βββ ββββββ βββββββββ ββββββ
Ralph says that, ββ ββ ββββββ ββ ββββββββ ββ βββββ ββββ ββ βββββββββ ββββ βββββ ββββ βββββ ββββ ββββββββββ βββ ββββββ ββ ββββββββββ ββ βββββ ββββ ββ βββ βββββββ ββββββ ββ βββββββββ ββ βββ βββ βββββ
Franz says that, ββ β ββββββ ββ ββββ βββββββββ ββ βββββ ββββ ββ ββββββ βββββ ββββββββ ββ βββ βββββ ββ ββββββββ ββββ βββββ ββββ βββββββ βββ βββββββ ββ βββββ ββββ ββ βββ ββββββ βββ ββββ ββββββββ ββ βββ βββββ ββ βββββββ βββ βββββββββ
Yuri says that, ββ β ββββ ββββββββββββ ββ βββββ ββββ ββ ββββ ββββ ββ βββββ ββββββββββ ββ βββββ ββ βββββββ ββ βββ ββββ ββββ ββββ ββ ββββ ββββ βββββ ββββ ββββββββββ ββββ ββ ββββ ββ βββββ βββββββββββ ββββββββββ ββββ ββ ββββββββ ββ ββ βββββ βββ ββββ ββββββ ββββ ββββ ββ ββββ
Xi says that, ββ ββ βββββββββββ βββββββββββββ βββ βββββ ββββ ββ βββββ ββββ ββββββββ ββββββ ββ βββββ ββ βββ ββββ βββββββββββββββ βββββ ββββ βββββ ββββ βββββββ ββββ ββ βββββ βββββ ββ βββββ ββββ βββββββ ββββ ββββββββ ββββββ ββββ βββββ ββββ βββ ββββ βββββββββββββββ βββββ
Betty says that, ββ β βββββββββ ββββββββββ βββ βββββ ββββ ββ βββββββββ ββββββββββ ββββ ββ βββ ββββββ ββββ βββββ ββββ βββββββββ ββββββββββ βββ ββββββ βββββββ ββ βββββ ββββ ββββββ βββ ββββ ββ βββ βββββ βββ ββββββ βββββββ