PrepTest 33, Section 2, Question 22
Lawyer: Did Congleton assign the best available graphic artist to the project?
Witness: Yes.
Lawyer: Did Congleton assign the best available graphic artist to the project?
Witness: Yes.
Lawyer: And the best writer?
Witness: Yes.
Lawyer: In fact everyone she assigned to work on the project was top notch?
Witness: That's true.
Lawyer: So, you lied to the court when you said, earlier, that Congleton wanted the project to fail?
Lawyer: Did Congleton assign the best available graphic artist to the project?
Witness: Yes.
Lawyer: And the best writer?
Witness: Yes.
Lawyer: In fact everyone she assigned to work on the project was top notch?
Witness: That's true.
Lawyer: So, you lied to the court when you said, earlier, that Congleton wanted the project to fail?
Lawyer: Did Congleton assign the best available graphic artist to the project?
Witness: Yes.
Each of the following accurately describes a flaw in the lawyer's reasoning displayed above EXCEPT:
It takes for granted that Congleton was not forced to assign the people she did to the project.
It takes for granted that the project could fail only if Congleton wanted it to fail.
It ignores the possibility that Congleton knew that the people assigned to the project would not work well together.
It ignores the possibility that the witness failed to infer from known facts what should have been inferred and therefore was not lying.
It ignores the possibility that Congleton failed to allot enough time or resources to the project team.
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