PT148.S4.Q16

PrepTest 148 - Section 4 - Question 16

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Summarize Argument

The author concludes that Juan must have entered the logo-generation contest. The author supports this conclusion with the following:

One of the rules stated that everyone who entered the contest would receive a T-shirt with the company’s logo.

Juan has a T-shirt with the company’s logo.

Identify and Describe Flaw

The author confuses a sufficient condition with a necessary condition. Entrance into the contest is sufficient to get the T-shirt. But that doesn’t mean it’s necessary. Maybe some people could have gotten the T-shirt without entering the contest.

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16.

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a

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b

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c

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d

has a premise ████ ███████████ ███ █████ ██ ███ ██████████

e

constructs a generalization ██ ███ █████ ██ █ ██████ ████████

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