Q6 - Several excellent candidates have been

[peg_city]

I'm not seeing a difference between C and D; they are both saying the same thing.

D) Supports a universal claim (Jones is best qualified to be the new president) on the basis of a single example (Unique set of qualifications)

is it because of the word universal?

[ManhattanPrepLSAT1]

Good question. I guess I wouldn't say that the claim "Jones is the best qualified" represents a universal claim.

Typically, the flaw that answer choice (D) represents broadens the scope of inquiry beyond what the evidence should allow.

For example, can you say that all people are capable of dunking a basketball, simply because a professional basketball player can. I'd say probably not.

Or what about this one. Because the garbage was picked up late this week, we know that the garbage is always picked up late.

Both of those attempt prove universal claims on a solitary example.

Answer choice (D) would have been better if it had said that because Jones is qualified, that all other applicants were bound to be qualified as well.

Instead this argument tells us that each candidate is uniquely qualified and thus, that Jones is the best qualified. But wait a minute! All of the candidates are uniquely qualified, so what makes Jones any better than the others? Answer choice (C) best expresses this flaw.

Does that help clear this one up?

[YLAGUNAS]

I chose C, but had a har time eliminating (E) describes an individual in terms that's appropriately refer only to the group as a whole.

The word "only" was a red flag so I eliminated it, but I need to understand why E is incorrect so on test day, I can be confident I selected the right choice.

Thanks!

[timmydoeslsat]

We are told in this stimulus that each member of this group of candidates would bring different talents and experience.

So we are given claims about individuals. So it is not only about the group.

Answer choice E would refer to this flaw:

This department is the fastest in the organization.

Suzie, a member of that department, must be the fastest in the organization.

[roflcoptersoisoi]

Premise 1: Several candidates for the presidency would bring to the job different talents and experience.
Premise 2: Jones has a unique set of experiences
Conclusion: Jones is the best qualified to be the new president

My reaction upon reading this: Um.... What? Bro, you just told us that they all have a unique set of experiences, so by your logic they should all be just as qualified as Jones to be president.. Terrible argument.

Flaw: Seeks to distinguish Jones on the basis of a characteristic that each of the other candidates posses.

(A) The flattery is directly towards Jones, not towards those that hold opposing views
(B) No straw man argument is employed i.e., distorting opponent's argument to facilitate the task in argueing against it.
(C) Looks good, keep for now.
(D) There is no faulty extrapolation in this argument.
(E) This is tempting, but the terms (unique set of qualifications) don't refer to the group as a whole, but to each member of the group. This answer choice is employing what they call in logic, " the fallacy of composition" (presuming that what is true for parts is true for the whole)

(C) This is clearly the best and correct answer.