Question #5132

What is the name of the flaw in this question?

Started by Fiallos.Luis11 · started 2021-01-22 00:34 · last activity 2022-02-12 06:15 · 3 replies

I chose the incorrect answer because I could not identify the correct flaw. For a second, I thought it was part to whole, as it starts with -an office worker- and the conclusion is about -workers- Then, I thought it was cause and effect with some sort of timing involved. Then, I got lost. Please, help.

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  1. shunhe · 2021-01-28 21:49

    Hi @Fiallos.Luis11, Thanks for the question! I’m not sure there’s an official name for this type of flaw. It really just has to do with making unwarranted assumptions. Hope this helps! Feel free to ask any other questions that you might have.

  2. colefanninghaag · 2021-12-02 02:03

    Hi, I picked the right one, however I'm curious if someone could say why D is wrong. I get that it may be less specific, but it gets at the idea - that why does it matter if you take a bunch of vacations, as opposed to the total amount of time mattering more.

  3. Ravi · 2022-02-12 06:15

    D doesn't work because it's not describing what the author's overlooking. If you look at the author's argument, it's about multiple shorter vacations vs. one longer one. The total amount of vacation time taken over the year is the same in both scenarios; rather, the issue is simply whether or not someone should spread the vacation time over multiple vacations or stack it into a single vacation. Thus, D is out.

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