PrepTest 22, Section 2, Question 10
The only motives that influence all human actions arise from self-interest. It is clear, therefore, that self-interest is the chief influence on human action.
The only motives that influence all human actions arise from self-interest. It is clear, therefore, that self-interest is the chief influence on human action.
The only motives that influence all human actions arise from self-interest. It is clear, therefore, that self-interest is the chief influence on human action.
The only motives that influence all human actions arise from self-interest. It is clear, therefore, that self-interest is the chief influence on human action.
The reasoning in the argument is fallacious because the argument
denies that an observation that a trait is common to all the events in a pattern can contribute to a causal explanation of the pattern
takes the occurrence of one particular influence on a pattern or class of events as showing that its influence outweighs any other influence on those events
concludes that a characteristic of a pattern or class of events at one time is characteristic of similar patterns or classes of events at all times
concludes that, because an influence is the paramount influence on a particular pattern or class of events, that influence is the only influence on that pattern or class of events
undermines its own premise that a particular attribute is present in all instances of a certain pattern or class of events
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