Multiple choice general knowledge math & puzzles

Anyone who supports the Telangana state has no chance of securing a majority in the Andhra Pradesh state legislature. Also, anyone who understands the nitty-gritty of regional development would not support carving out the state of Telangana. So, only someone who truly understands regional development would have any chance of securing a majority in the house. The reasoning in the above argument is flawed because

  1. A person who understands the nitty-gritty of regional development could also have a chance of securing a majority in the state legislature.

  2. A person who does not understand the nitty-gritty of regional development could also support the creation of the Telangana state.

  3. A person who does not understand the nitty-gritty of regional development may also not support the creation of the Telangana state.

  4. A person who does not understand the nitty-gritty of regional development can have no chance of securing a majority in the state legislature
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C Correct answer
Explanation

The argument claims: (1) Telangana supporters → no majority, (2) Regional development understanding → not support Telangana. It concludes: majority → understands regional development. This assumes 'not understand regional development → cannot have majority', which is the inverse error. Option C correctly identifies that someone who doesn't understand regional development may also not support Telangana (and thus could potentially have a majority), exposing the flawed assumption.

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