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Our legislature is considering passing legislation to ban skateboarding on city streets, citing safety concerns. However, a review of public health records reveals that the legislature's concern is misplaced. Each year, many more people are injured while jogging than are injured while skateboarding. So in fact, skateboarding is safer than jogging.
Which of the following indicates a flaw in the reasoning above?
A. It fails to distinguish professional skateboarders who attempt very dangerous maneuvers from amateurs who are comparatively cautious.
B. It assumes without warrant that no one who skateboards also jogs.
C. It fails to consider the number of people who skateboard as compared with the number of people who jog.
D. It ignores the possibility that other activities cause even more injuries than either skateboarding or jogging.
E. It fails to address the issue and instead attacks the character of the legislature.
Which of the following indicates a flaw in the reasoning above?
A. It fails to distinguish professional skateboarders who attempt very dangerous maneuvers from amateurs who are comparatively cautious.
B. It assumes without warrant that no one who skateboards also jogs.
C. It fails to consider the number of people who skateboard as compared with the number of people who jog.
D. It ignores the possibility that other activities cause even more injuries than either skateboarding or jogging.
E. It fails to address the issue and instead attacks the character of the legislature.
