PrepTest 65, Section 3, Question 11
Rolanda: The house on Oak Avenue has a larger yard than any other house we've looked at in Prairieview, so that's the best one to rent.
Tom: No, it isn't. Its yard isn't really as big as it looks. Property lines in Prairieview actually start 20 feet from the street. So what looks like part of the yard is really city property.
Rolanda: The house on Oak Avenue has a larger yard than any other house we've looked at in Prairieview, so that's the best one to rent.
Tom: No, it isn't. Its yard isn't really as big as it looks. Property lines in Prairieview actually start 20 feet from the street. So what looks like part of the yard is really city property.
Rolanda: But that's true of all the other properties we've looked at too!
Rolanda: The house on Oak Avenue has a larger yard than any other house we've looked at in Prairieview, so that's the best one to rent.
Tom: No, it isn't. Its yard isn't really as big as it looks. Property lines in Prairieview actually start 20 feet from the street. So what looks like part of the yard is really city property.
Rolanda: But that's true of all the other properties we've looked at too!
Rolanda: The house on Oak Avenue has a larger yard than any other house we've looked at in Prairieview, so that's the best one to rent.
Tom: No, it isn't. Its yard isn't really as big as it looks. Property lines in Prairieview actually start 20 feet from the street. So what looks like part of the yard is really city property.
Rolanda's response to Tom suggests that Tom commits which one of the following reasoning errors?
He fails to take into account the possibility that there are advantages to having a small yard.
He presumes, without providing justification, that property that belongs to the city is available for private use.
He improperly applies a generalization to an instance that it was not intended to cover.
He fails to apply a general rule to all relevant instances.
He presumes, without providing justification, that whatever is true of a part of a thing is also true of the whole.
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