Critic: Conclusion Journalists should have reasonable knowledge of statistics. ββ ββββ ββββ βββ ββββ ββββββ ββββ βββββββββ βββ βββββββ βββ ββββββββ βββββ ββ β βββββββ ββββββ ββββββββββββββ ββ βββββββ βββββ βββ ββββββββββ βββββββββββ ββββββββ ββββ β βββββββ βββββββββ βββββ βββ ββ βββββββββ
The argument concludes that something should happen (knowledgeable journalists) and supports this by telling us the consequence if it does not happen (misinformed public) and providing an example of the consequence.
The pattern of reasoning in βββ ββββββββ ββββββββ ββ ββββ βββββββ ββ ββββ ββ βββββ βββ ββ βββ βββββββββ ββββββββββ
Before being issued β ββββββββ ββββββββ ββ βββββββββ ββββββ βββββββββββ ββ βββββββββββββ ββ βββ βββββββββββββ βββββββ ββ βββββββ β ββββββ ββββββββββββ βββ βββ ββ βββββ ββ βββ βββββ ββββ βββββββ βββ ββββ ββ ββββββ ββββ βββββββ ββββββββββ βββββ ββββ ββ ββ βββββββββ ββββββββ ββ βββ ββββββ ββ ββββββ βββββββ ββββββββ ββββ βββ βββββββββββ
Mismatched premise. (A) has a conclusion that something should happen (applicant demonstrates X and is aware of Y) and tells us the consequence if this doesnβt happen, but it does not have an example of this consequence, like the stimulus does.
All elementary schools ββββββ ββββ ββββββ βββββ ββββββββββ ββββββββ βββ βββββ ββββββ βββββ βββ ββ ββββββββββββ βββββββββ ββ β ββββ ββ ββββββ ββ β ββββββ ββββ βββ ββββββββββ ββββββ ββ βββββ ββ βββββββββ ββββββββ ββββββ βββ ββββββββ ββββ ββββ ββββββββββ βββ ββββ ββββββ βββ βββββββββββ ββ βββββββ
The argument concludes that something should happen (recess time) and supports this by telling us the consequence if it does not happen (negative health impact) and providing an example of the consequence.
International travelers should ββββ ββ ββ βββββββββ βββββββ ββββββ ββββββββ ββ ββββ ββββββββ ββββ ββββββ βββ βββββββββββββ ββββ βββββ βββββ ββ βββββββββ βββββββββ ββββ βββββββββ ββββββββββ ββββββ βββββ ββ ββββββββββ βββ ββββ ββββββββββββ
Mismatched premise. (C) has a conclusion that something should happen (processed at each frontier) and tells us the consequence if this doesnβt happen, but it does not have an example of this consequence, like the stimulus does. Additionally, (C)βs support of βThe inconvenience this might cause...β is something that the stimulus does not have a parallel for.
All public officials ββββββ βββββ ββββββ βββββ ββ ββ βββββ βββββββ βββββ ββββββββ βββββββββ βββ βββββ ββ ββββββ βββββ ββββββ βββββββββ ββ ββββββββββ βββ βββββ ββββββββ ββββ ββββββββββββ ββββββ βββββββ ββ ββββ ββ ββ βββββββββ βββ ββββββββ ββ βββ ββββββ βββββββ βββ βββββββ βββββ
Mismatched premises and conclusion. (D) has a conclusion that something should happen (studying ethics) like the stimulus, but it tells the the benefits of this recommendation, whereas the stimulusβ support is through illustrating the consequence if we donβt abide by the recommendation.
Toy manufacturers should ββ ββββββββ ββ ββββββ βββ βββββ βββ ββββ β βββ βββ ββββ ββ βββ βββ βββββββ ββββββββββ ββ βββ βββββββββββ ββ ββββββββ ββ βββ βββββββ βββββ βββ βββββββββ βββ ββββββ βββββββ βββ ββββββββ ββββ ββββββ ββββ ββββββββββββ βββββ βββββ ββββ ββ ββββββββββ ββ βββββββ ββ ββββββββββββ ββββββββ
Mismatched premises and conclusion. (E) has a conclusion that something should happen (info recorded on toy) like the stimulus, but there are two issues:
- It is missing an example of the consequence of not following the recommendation, which the stimulus has.
- The consequence that (D) tells us is not a definite consequence; it is modified by an βif,β meaning, this consequence is only an issue if the information is recorded on the package only. This condition is not put on the consequence in the stimulus.