PrepTest 46, Section 3, Question 19

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Tanya would refrain from littering if everyone else refrained from littering. None of her friends litter, and therefore she does not litter either.

Question

Which one of the following uses flawed reasoning most similar to the flawed reasoning in the argument above?

All residents of the same neighborhood have some goals in common. One group of neighborhood residents wants improvements made to a local park, so some other residents of that neighborhood must share this goal.

If a talented artist is willing to starve for her career, then her friends should take her choice of profession seriously. Donna's friends take her choice of profession seriously, and she is willing to starve for her career, so she must be a talented artist.

Herbert will stop selling office supplies in his store if none of his regular customers complains. Some of his regular customers never knew that Herbert sold office supplies, so those customers will not complain.

If all whales need to surface for air, then whales must be easy to observe. Blue whales are easily observed, so they must surface for air.

If all of a restaurant's customers like its food, it must be an exceptional restaurant. Everyone whom Sherryl consulted liked the food at Chez Louis, so it must be an exceptional restaurant.

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