Multiple choice

Directions: Read the passage/argument and answer the question that follows it.

Samantha Fox is an atrocious student. The professor, to whom she had submitted her term paper, awarded her six red marks.

The conclusion of the above passage suffers from which logical flaw?

  1. The writer fails to distinguish between the cause and the effect.

  2. The writer fails to define important terms.

  3. The writer uses an assumption to arrive at the conclusion.

  4. The writer makes a remark, not supported by facts.

  5. The writer is singling out Samantha Fox.
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Explanation

There are no terms given in the paragraph, rendering option (2) entirely wrong. The author is not discussing any effect at all. In fact, he is making a comment about Samantha here. So option (1) is again wrong. Option (4) could be faulted on the grounds of being shorn of facts as they are very much there to support the case. The author calls Samantha an atrocious student because of her getting six red marks on her term paper. He is working on the assumption that six red marks are a sign of one's being an atrocious student, which may or may not be justified.

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