PrepTest 76, Section 2, Question 16
When surveyed about which party they would like to see in the legislature, 40 percent of respondents said Conservative, 20 percent said Moderate, and 40 percent said Liberal. If the survey results are reliable, we can conclude that most citizens would like to see a legislature that is roughly 40 percent Conservative, 20 percent Moderate, and 40 percent Liberal.
When surveyed about which party they would like to see in the legislature, 40 percent of respondents said Conservative, 20 percent said Moderate, and 40 percent said Liberal. If the survey results are reliable, we can conclude that most citizens would like to see a legislature that is roughly 40 percent Conservative, 20 percent Moderate, and 40 percent Liberal.
When surveyed about which party they would like to see in the legislature, 40 percent of respondents said Conservative, 20 percent said Moderate, and 40 percent said Liberal. If the survey results are reliable, we can conclude that most citizens would like to see a legislature that is roughly 40 percent Conservative, 20 percent Moderate, and 40 percent Liberal.
When surveyed about which party they would like to see in the legislature, 40 percent of respondents said Conservative, 20 percent said Moderate, and 40 percent said Liberal. If the survey results are reliable, we can conclude that most citizens would like to see a legislature that is roughly 40 percent Conservative, 20 percent Moderate, and 40 percent Liberal.
Which one of the following most accurately describes a flaw in the reasoning of the argument?
The argument uses premises about the actual state of affairs to draw a conclusion about how matters should be.
The argument draws a conclusion that merely restates a premise presented in favor of it.
The argument takes for granted that the preferences of a group as a whole are the preferences of most individual members of the group.
The argument fails to consider that the survey results might have been influenced by the political biases of the researchers who conducted the survey.
The argument uses evidence that supports only rough estimates to draw a precisely quantified conclusion.
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