PT153.S2.Q25

PrepTest 153 - Section 2 - Question 25

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Method of Reasoning

The argument cites an individual’s belief in a certain event (that there will be a snowstorm tomorrow) and infers that the individual must also believe in a consequence of that event (that the car show will be canceled), on the grounds that the consequence would follow if the event were to occur.

Identify and Describe Flaw

The argument is flawed because it assumes that Katelin believes something simply because it logically follows her belief about the snowstorm. However, it overlooks the possibility that Katelin might not be aware of the car show at all, meaning she might not have formed any belief about whether it will be canceled.

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25.

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a

Jorge says that █████ ███████ █████████ ███████ ████ ███████ ██ █████████ █████ ████ ██████ ████████ █████ ██ ████████ ████████ ████ ███ ███████████ ████ ██████ █████ ██ ██ ██████ █████ ████ █████████ █████ ███ ██ ███████ ██ ████

b

Bo says that ███ ████ ██ ███ ████████ ██ ██████ ████████ ███ █████ █████████ ██████ ████ ███ ████ ████ ██ ████ ████ ██ ██████ ████████ ██ ████████ ████████ ████ █████████ ██████ ████ ███ ████ ████ ██ ███ █████████

c

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d

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e

Dr. Bowder says ████ ██████ ██████ █████████ █████ ██████████ ███ █████ ███ █████ ████ ████████ ████████ █████ ███████████ █████████ █████ ██████████ ███ ██████ ████████ ████████ ████ ██████ ██████ █████████ █████ ████████████

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