PrepTest 64, Section 2, Question 5

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Kennel club members who frequently discipline their dogs report a higher incidence of misbehavior than do members who rarely or never discipline their dogs. We can conclude from this that discipline does not improve dogs' behavior; on the contrary, it encourages misbehavior.

Kennel club members who frequently discipline their dogs report a higher incidence of misbehavior than do members who rarely or never discipline their dogs. We can conclude from this that discipline does not improve dogs' behavior; on the contrary, it encourages misbehavior.

Kennel club members who frequently discipline their dogs report a higher incidence of misbehavior than do members who rarely or never discipline their dogs. We can conclude from this that discipline does not improve dogs' behavior; on the contrary, it encourages misbehavior.

Kennel club members who frequently discipline their dogs report a higher incidence of misbehavior than do members who rarely or never discipline their dogs. We can conclude from this that discipline does not improve dogs' behavior; on the contrary, it encourages misbehavior.

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The argument is flawed in that it fails to consider the possibility that

dogs' misbehavior is the cause of, rather than the result of, frequent discipline

dogs learn from past experience how their owners are likely to react to misbehavior

discipline does not cause misbehavior on the part of animals other than dogs

kennel club members tend to be more skilled at raising dogs than are other dog owners

kennel club members are more likely to use discipline than are other dog owners

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