PT128.S2.Q18

PrepTest 128 - Section 2 - Question 18

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Method of Reasoning

The argument proceeds by presenting specific members of a set (certain contemporary novels) that share a common trait (not making important new contributions). It then concludes that all members of the set must share the same trait.

Identify and Describe Flaw

This argument features a part-to-whole flaw. Just because certain members of a set have a trait does not mean that every member of the set will have that trait. For example, just because some cats are brown does not mean that all cats are brown.

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18.

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a

Since no government ███ ████ ████ ██ ████████ ██████ ██████████ ██ █████████ ████ ████████ ██ ██ ██████████ ███ ███ ██████████ ██ ███████ ███ ████████ ████████

b

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c

The essayist Macaulay ███ ██ ██████ ████ ██ ███ ████ ██ ████████ ███ ███ ████ █████████ ██████ ████ ███████ ███ ███ ███████ █████ ███ ██████ ██ ██ █████████ ██ ███ ███████

d

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e

In international commerce, ███ ████████████ ████ ███ ████ ██████ ███ ███████ ███ █████ ███ ██████████████ ████ █████ ████████████ ██████ ███████ ██ ███ █████████████ ██████

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