Critical Reasoning (CR) | Re: Motorcyclists are told to always wear helmets when they ride their

­Motorcyclists are told to always wear helmets when they ride their motorcycles. But helmets only protect riders when they have wrecks, and wrecks occur only once out of every 1,000 rides. Therefore, a motorcyclist would be perfectly safe if he wore his helmet only once out of every 1,000 rides.<br />
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Which one of the following employs a flawed argumentative strategy that is most closely parallel to the flawed argumentative strategy in this statement?<br />
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(A) My European client calls once a week, always in the evening, after everyone has left the office. I’ll be sure to get his messages if I turn on my telephone’s answering machine once a week.<br />
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(B) This sunscreen allows me to stay in the sun 15 times longer than I could without sunscreen. If I apply two coats of it, it will allow me to stay in the sun 30 times longer.<br />
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(C) The odds are 1,000 to 1 against winning
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Statistics : Posted by Bunuel • on 10 Jun 2024, 01:31 • Replies 7 • Views 1096

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