QUESTION TEXT: Dr. Z: Many of the characterizations of…
QUESTION TYPE: Must Be True
FACTS:
- Dr. Z says many of Dr. Q’s characterizations are not precise.
- Dr. Z says the characterizations are so imprecise that they can’t be used to criticize Dr. Z’s work.
ANALYSIS: Dr. Z says “many” of the characterizations are imprecise. Many can mean anything from 15-25% to all. So maybe every characterization is imprecise, or only some.
All we know for sure is that at least some of Dr. Q’s characterizations are imprecise.
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- “Many” can include “all”. So it’s possible that all of Dr. Q’s characterizations are inaccurate.
- Dr. Z never said whether Dr. Q made any precise characterizations.
- Who knows? Dr. Z never said if any of Dr. Q’s characterizations were flawed for reasons apart from imprecision.
- Hard to say. A characterization might be flawed for another reason.
- CORRECT. If this isn’t true, then Dr. Z’s statements are wrong.
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