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Question #: 146
Topic #: 1
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The student body at this university takes courses in a wide range of disciplines. Miriam is a student at this university, so she takes courses in a wide range of disciplines.
Which one of the following arguments exhibits flawed reasoning most similar to that exhibited by the argument above?

  • A. The students at this school take mathematics. Miguel is a student at this school, so he takes mathematics.
  • B. The editorial board of this law journal has written on many legal issues. Louise is on the editorial . board, so she has written on many legal issues.
  • C. The component parts of bulldozers are heavy. This machine is a bulldozer, so it is heavy.
  • D. All older automobiles need frequent oil changes. This car is new, so its oil need not be changed as frequently.
  • E. The individual cells of the brain are incapable of thinking. Therefore, the brain as a whole is incapable of thinking.
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Suggested Answer: B 🗳️
Some students reported having trouble with this one on test day in December 1999. For some, it was because the logic struck them as correct, not "flawed" at all
(even though the question stem is quite clear on that point). "Hey," they protested, "the students there take a wide range of courses and Miriam’s a student—she must take a wide range too!"
Nosiree! This is an example of a classic whole-to-part miscalculation. It is true of the student body taken in the aggregate that they take a wide range of courses.
This doesnt have an impact on any one individual. It is eminently possible for a student, Miriam for instance, to take nothing but literature courses, and yet the generalization would remain true. So were looking for a choice containing a similar error.
by [deleted] at March 9, 2025, 1:29 p.m.

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