Critical Reasoning (CR) | Recent observations suggest that small, earthlike worlds form a very

 

In each of the CRs referenced in my earlier post, the OA suggests that the argument is flawed not because it hasn't studied all possible data but because the sampled group inadvertently excludes members that would contradict theconclusion .

OA: The better the quality of original carpentry in a building, the lesslikely that building is to fall into disuse and bedemolished.
Implication:
The sampled group inadverently exclude hotels with poor carpentry, since these hotels have likely beendemolished.

OA:  A zoo employee who develops a serious animal-induced allergy is verylikely to switch to some otheroccupation.
Implication:
The sampled group inadvertently excludes employees with allergy issues, since these employees have likely switched to anotheroccupation.

OA:  The smaller a planet is relative to the star it orbits, the moredifficult
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Statistics : Posted by GMATGuruNY • on 22 Sep 2019, 10:54 • Replies 26 • Views 31934

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