QUESTION TEXT: Political commentators see recent policies of the…
QUESTION TYPE: Flawed Reasoning
CONCLUSION: The political commentators are wrong.
REASONING: Polls show that most people disagree with the commentators.
ANALYSIS: Polls are never proof of much. It’s quite possible for most people to be wrong.
So it’s possible that the political commentators are incorrect, but we need more evidence.
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- “Policies” is clear: actions that a government takes on a specific issue.
- We don’t need to know who the commentators are. Their opinions are clearly identified, and the polls were clearly directed at those commentators.
- CORRECT. Popular opinion can never prove or disprove a claim.
- This isn’t a circular argument. There’s (bad) evidence given: most people think the commentators are wrong.
- The argument gives evidence from individual people. They polled a large number of people, and assumed that they accurately represented the country. That’s a good assumption, if the polls were properly conducted.
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