PrepTest 78, Section 3, Question 5
Resident: Data indicates that 30 percent of the houses in our town have inadequate site drainage and 30 percent have structural defects that could make them unsafe. Hence, at least 60 percent of our town's houses have some kind of problem that threatens their integrity.
Resident: Data indicates that 30 percent of the houses in our town have inadequate site drainage and 30 percent have structural defects that could make them unsafe. Hence, at least 60 percent of our town's houses have some kind of problem that threatens their integrity.
Resident: Data indicates that 30 percent of the houses in our town have inadequate site drainage and 30 percent have structural defects that could make them unsafe. Hence, at least 60 percent of our town's houses have some kind of problem that threatens their integrity.
Resident: Data indicates that 30 percent of the houses in our town have inadequate site drainage and 30 percent have structural defects that could make them unsafe. Hence, at least 60 percent of our town's houses have some kind of problem that threatens their integrity.
The reasoning in the resident's argument is flawed in that the argument overlooks the possibility that
the town has a relatively small number of houses
inadequate site drainage can make a house unsafe
structural defects are often easier to fix than inadequate site drainage
many houses in the town have neither inadequate site drainage nor structural defects that could make them unsafe
some of the houses that have structural defects that could make them unsafe also have inadequate site drainage
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