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BW2/3 Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

an error of reasoning

0 If a society encourages freedom of thought and expression, then, during the time when it does so, creativity will flourish in that society. In the United States creativity flourished, during the eighteenth century. It is clear, therefore, that freedom of thought was encouraged in the United States during the eighteenth century.02br
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01b00An error of reasoning02b00 of the same kind as one contained in the passage is present in each of the following arguments EXCEPT:02br
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00  (A) According to the airline industry, airfares have to rise if air travel is to be made safer; since airfares were just raised, we can rest assured that air travel will therefore become safer.02br
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00  (B) We can conclude that the Hillside police department has improved its efficiency, because crime rates are down in Hillside, and it is an established fact that crime rates go down when police departments increase their efficiency.02br
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00  (C) People who are really interested in the preservation of wildlife obviously do not go hunting for big game; since Gerda has never gone hunting for big game and intends never gone hunting for big game and intends never to do so. it is clear that she is really interested in the preservation of wildlife.02br
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00  (D) If the contents of a bottle are safe to drink, the bottle will not be marked "position" so, since the bottle is not marked "poison", its contents will be safe to drink.02br
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00  (E) None of the so-called Western democracies is really democratic, because, for a country to be democratic, the opinion of each of its citizens must have a meaningful effect on government, and in none of these countries does each citizen s opinion have such an effect. 02br
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00I pick 'e'02br
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00Thank you 0-
  

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02br 02br 00I don't really see any grammar questions here, do you? 05002br 02br 00Best wishes, Clive010id1

  • 02br 02br 00I don't really see any grammar questions here, do you?
  • 05002br 02br 00Best wishes, Clive010id1
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0Hi02br
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00I suggest that, if you want to post any more of these exercises, you should post them in the 'Puzzles' section of the Forum.02br
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00I don't really see any grammar questions here, do you? 05002br
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00Best wishes, Clive010id1
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0 I think it is more about English than puzzles. 0-
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0 Hi BW,02br
00 I will also choose E.0-
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0Hi,02br
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00It seems to me to be about reasoning, as you yourself note in your thread title. What is the specific grammar-related question here?05002br
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00Best wishes, Clive010id1
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01cite10Clive12cite10Hi,12br
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10It seems to me to be about reasoning, as you yourself note in your thread title. What is the specific grammar-related question here?15012br
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10Best wishes, Clive 12br
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10I think Clive is right about his opinions. This doesn't have a

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