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abhasjha
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On average, city bus drivers who are using the new computerized fare-collection system have a much better on-time record than do drivers using the old fare collection system. Millicent Smith has the best on-time record of any bus driverin the city. Therefore, she must be using the computerized fare-collection system.
Which one of the following contains flawed reasoning most similar to that
contained in the argument above?
(A) All the city’s solid-waste collection vehicles acquired after 1988 have a large capacity than any of those acquired before 1988. This vehicle has the largest capacity of any the city owns, so it must have been acquired after 1988.
(B) The soccer players on the blue team are generally taller than the players on the gold team. Since Henri is a member of the blue team, he is undoubtedlytaller than most of the members of the gold team.
(C) This tomato is the largest of this year’s crop. Since the tomatoes in the
experimental plot are on average larger than those grown in the regular plots,this tomato must have been grown in the experiment plot .
(D) Last week’s snowstorm in Toronto was probably an average storm for the area. It was certainly heavier than any snowstorm known to have occurred in Miami, but any average snowstorm in Toronto leaves more snow than ever falls in Miami.
(E) Lawn mowers powered by electricity generally require less maintenance than do lawn mowers powered by gasoline. This lawn mower is powered by gasoline, so it will probably require a lot of maintenance
Please substantiate your answer with reasoning rather than just writing IMO A, B, C, D and E.
Which one of the following contains flawed reasoning most similar to that
contained in the argument above?
(A) All the city’s solid-waste collection vehicles acquired after 1988 have a large capacity than any of those acquired before 1988. This vehicle has the largest capacity of any the city owns, so it must have been acquired after 1988.
(B) The soccer players on the blue team are generally taller than the players on the gold team. Since Henri is a member of the blue team, he is undoubtedlytaller than most of the members of the gold team.
(C) This tomato is the largest of this year’s crop. Since the tomatoes in the
experimental plot are on average larger than those grown in the regular plots,this tomato must have been grown in the experiment plot .
(D) Last week’s snowstorm in Toronto was probably an average storm for the area. It was certainly heavier than any snowstorm known to have occurred in Miami, but any average snowstorm in Toronto leaves more snow than ever falls in Miami.
(E) Lawn mowers powered by electricity generally require less maintenance than do lawn mowers powered by gasoline. This lawn mower is powered by gasoline, so it will probably require a lot of maintenance
Please substantiate your answer with reasoning rather than just writing IMO A, B, C, D and E.
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