#2 - Council president: Councilmember Smith has proposed a new city

[Administrator]

Complete Question Explanation

Flaw in the Reasoning. The correct answer choice is (A).

Answer choice (A): This is the correct answer choice.

Answer choice (B):

Answer choice (C):

Answer choice (D):

Answer choice (E):

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[TootyFrooty]

I got the correct answer but I'd like to know why B couldn't be it?

[Dana D]

Hey Tooty,

Remember that for flaw questions, we need to both identify something that is actually an argument flaw and confirm that it is a flaw that is actually occuring in this stimulus.

Answer choice (B) says the argument "takes a single fact that is incompatible with a claim as enough to show that claim to be false."

When considering answer choice (B) - what would the claim be that we are trying to prove false in this case? We have 4 separate claims/sentences in this stimulus, but none of which the argument is trying to say is false. What would the fact incompatible with one of the claims be? This answer choice simply does not describe what is happening in the stiumulus.