PrepTest 88, Section 2, Question 14
Superintendent: Within the school district overall, 11 percent of high school students drop out. However, of the high school students who participate in work internships, only 1 percent drop out. Clearly, then, participation in a work internship decreases the chance that a student will drop out.
Superintendent: Within the school district overall, 11 percent of high school students drop out. However, of the high school students who participate in work internships, only 1 percent drop out. Clearly, then, participation in a work internship decreases the chance that a student will drop out.
Superintendent: Within the school district overall, 11 percent of high school students drop out. However, of the high school students who participate in work internships, only 1 percent drop out. Clearly, then, participation in a work internship decreases the chance that a student will drop out.
Superintendent: Within the school district overall, 11 percent of high school students drop out. However, of the high school students who participate in work internships, only 1 percent drop out. Clearly, then, participation in a work internship decreases the chance that a student will drop out.
The reasoning in the superintendent's argument is flawed because the argument
uses evidence that is in principle impossible to disprove
uses the key term "student" in one sense in a premise and in another sense in the conclusion
generalizes from a single instance of a certain kind to all instances of that kind
infers a specific causal relationship from a correlation that might well have arisen from another cause
contains a premise that presupposes the truth of the conclusion
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