PrepTest 41, Section 2, Question 1
Because the statement "all gray rabbits are rabbits" is true, it follows by analogy that the statement "all suspected criminals are criminals" is also true.
Because the statement "all gray rabbits are rabbits" is true, it follows by analogy that the statement "all suspected criminals are criminals" is also true.
Because the statement "all gray rabbits are rabbits" is true, it follows by analogy that the statement "all suspected criminals are criminals" is also true.
Because the statement "all gray rabbits are rabbits" is true, it follows by analogy that the statement "all suspected criminals are criminals" is also true.
The reasoning above is flawed because it fails to recognize that
the relationship between being a criminal and being a rabbit is not of the same kind as that between being suspected and being gray
the relationship between being suspected and being a rabbit is not of the same kind as that between being gray and being a criminal
the relationship between being a gray rabbit and being a rabbit is not of the same kind as that between being a suspected criminal and being a criminal
not all rabbits are gray
not all criminals are suspected
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