Craft and StructureVery hardWord for an argument that undermines itself
Craft and Structure practice question
The report's argument is ____: it condemns the survey's small sample and then rests its own conclusions on an even smaller one.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
- A. self-defeatingCorrect
- B. exhaustive
- C. persuasive
- D. impartial
Answer: A. self-defeating
It fails by its own standard.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. exhaustive
- Thoroughness is not the issue.
- C. persuasive
- An argument that breaks its own rule does not persuade.
- D. impartial
- Impartiality is not the point.
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