QUESTION TYPE: Flaw
CONCLUSION: The politician claims it is unwarranted to reduce social expenditure.
ANALYSIS: The politician dismisses his opponents’ arguments without giving a reason. He claims the main problem is bureaucrats.
It is possible that spending on bureaucrats is excessive and that social spending is excessive. Or perhaps spending on both is reasonable. We need evidence to make that judgment, and the politician hasn’t provided any.
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- CORRECT. This is it. He gives us nothing we could use to make a judgment.
- He doesn’t say anything about their character. Before choosing an answer like this, make sure you can complete this sentence: “The politician says _______ about his opponent’s character.”
- Notice he says that deficit spending has a “main cause.” He believes there is more than one cause.
- No. He doesn’t even describe their views. Use the technique in answer choice B.
- We don’t need precise definition. His conclusion is that social spending should not be reduced. He doesn’t actually say spending on bureaucrats should be cut.
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