- Tue Aug 30, 2016 4:49 pm
#28173
My understanding of this question is that it's a "What role does this statement play in the argument" question type and I want to make sure I'm understanding the structure of the argument?
Premise: Police reports show that at least 70% of people who commit crimes are caught.
Sub-conclusion: All burglars are criminals, so although some burglars will undoubtedly escape, a large percentage of them will be caught.
Conclusion: The statement in last Thursday's editorial about someone who commits a burglary runs almost no risk of being caught is clearly false.
I was stuck between D and E and I ended up choosing D instead of E (the correct answer). And I want to know why E is correct and not D?
I thought E was wrong because I thought it was supposed to undermine the conclusion so I ended up choosing D instead but I don't understand what the wording of D means is it saying that it's the main conclusion?
Here's my reasoning why I eliminated the other answer choices:
A) Wrong! It supposedly undermines the sub-conclusion and the editor is trying to counter-attack the claim.
B) Wrong! It's a premise that is part of a sub-conclusion!
C) Is Wrong! There is no example of a case under discussion.
Can anyone help me?
Thank you!
Premise: Police reports show that at least 70% of people who commit crimes are caught.
Sub-conclusion: All burglars are criminals, so although some burglars will undoubtedly escape, a large percentage of them will be caught.
Conclusion: The statement in last Thursday's editorial about someone who commits a burglary runs almost no risk of being caught is clearly false.
I was stuck between D and E and I ended up choosing D instead of E (the correct answer). And I want to know why E is correct and not D?
I thought E was wrong because I thought it was supposed to undermine the conclusion so I ended up choosing D instead but I don't understand what the wording of D means is it saying that it's the main conclusion?
Here's my reasoning why I eliminated the other answer choices:
A) Wrong! It supposedly undermines the sub-conclusion and the editor is trying to counter-attack the claim.
B) Wrong! It's a premise that is part of a sub-conclusion!
C) Is Wrong! There is no example of a case under discussion.
Can anyone help me?
Thank you!
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