PT147.S1.Q15

PrepTest 147 - Section 1 - Question 15

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Summarize Argument: Counter-Position

A book argues that people who are successful in business have always benefited from luck.

The author concludes that the book is wrong. This is based on the fact that success requires hard work.

Identify and Describe Flaw

The author misinterprets the book’s claim as a statement about what’s sufficient for success. The book actually says that luck is necessary for success in business. But the author thinks the book says that luck is sufficient for success. This is what makes the author think that pointing out success requires hard work shows that the book is wrong. The author’s trying to prove that luck alone, without hard work, won’t lead to success. This point, however, is irrelevant to what the book actually said.

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