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#35360
Complete Question Explanation
Flaw in the Reasoning. The correct answer choice is (A)
The argument has the following structure:
proposal does not automatically mean that the results are rigged. This is a classic survey error, where
the author generalizes from an unrepresentative sample. This prephrase agrees with answer choice
(A), which is the correct answer choice.
Answer choice (A): This is the correct answer choice. As described above, the author uses
evidence drawn from a sample (the people she knows) that is unlikely to be representative of the
general population.
Answer choice (B): There is no reason to suspect that there is circular reasoning here.
Answer choice (C): While the author does reject the official results of the referendum, she does not
attack those who favor these results. There is no source argument error.
Answer choice (D): The difference between how people voted and how they should have voted has
no bearing on the issue of whether the results of the referendum are rigged.
Answer choice (E): This is the Opposite answer: author rejects a claim even though most people
believe it.
Flaw in the Reasoning. The correct answer choice is (A)
The argument has the following structure:
- Premise: According to the official results of a national referendum, 80 percent voted
in favor of the proposal.
Counterpremise: Everyone I know voted against the proposal.
Conclusion: The results must be rigged.
proposal does not automatically mean that the results are rigged. This is a classic survey error, where
the author generalizes from an unrepresentative sample. This prephrase agrees with answer choice
(A), which is the correct answer choice.
Answer choice (A): This is the correct answer choice. As described above, the author uses
evidence drawn from a sample (the people she knows) that is unlikely to be representative of the
general population.
Answer choice (B): There is no reason to suspect that there is circular reasoning here.
Answer choice (C): While the author does reject the official results of the referendum, she does not
attack those who favor these results. There is no source argument error.
Answer choice (D): The difference between how people voted and how they should have voted has
no bearing on the issue of whether the results of the referendum are rigged.
Answer choice (E): This is the Opposite answer: author rejects a claim even though most people
believe it.