Choice C

Started by colleen_ · started 2020-05-16 16:02 · last activity 2020-05-16 20:00 · 1 reply

I understand why D is correct, however I thought that C would also be correct because the stimulus is talking about percentages not numbers. I’m confused as to why C cannot be correct?

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  1. SamA · 2020-05-16 20:00

    Hello @colleen_, You are correct that the stimulus deals with percentages, and that is exactly why C is not the flaw in the argument. We don't care about the relative size of these groups, because the rates/percentages are the only premises given in the argument. The author's conclusion is based on these percentages, so a change in the absolute population of either group would not affect the argument.

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