PrepTest 76, Section 2, Question 19
Politician: Union leaders argue that increases in multinational control of manufacturing have shifted labor to nations without strong worker protections, resulting in a corresponding global decrease in workers' average wages. Given that these leaders have a vested interest in seeing wages remain high, they would naturally want to convince legislators to oppose multinational control. Thus, legislators should reject this argument.
Politician: Union leaders argue that increases in multinational control of manufacturing have shifted labor to nations without strong worker protections, resulting in a corresponding global decrease in workers' average wages. Given that these leaders have a vested interest in seeing wages remain high, they would naturally want to convince legislators to oppose multinational control. Thus, legislators should reject this argument.
Politician: Union leaders argue that increases in multinational control of manufacturing have shifted labor to nations without strong worker protections, resulting in a corresponding global decrease in workers' average wages. Given that these leaders have a vested interest in seeing wages remain high, they would naturally want to convince legislators to oppose multinational control. Thus, legislators should reject this argument.
Politician: Union leaders argue that increases in multinational control of manufacturing have shifted labor to nations without strong worker protections, resulting in a corresponding global decrease in workers' average wages. Given that these leaders have a vested interest in seeing wages remain high, they would naturally want to convince legislators to oppose multinational control. Thus, legislators should reject this argument.
The reasoning in the politician's argument is flawed in that the argument
treats the mere fact that certain people are union members as sufficient to cast doubt on all of the viewpoints expressed by those people
presumes, without providing justification, that anyone whose political motivations are clearly discernible is an unreliable source of information to legislators
treats circumstances potentially affecting the union leaders' argument as sufficient to discredit those leaders' argument
presumes, without providing justification, that the argument it cites is the union leaders' only argument for their view
presumes, without providing evidence, that leaders of all unions argue against increases in multinational control of manufacturing
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