JANE: According to an article in this newmagazine, children hand-eye coordination suffers when they spend a great amount of time watching TV. Therefore, we must restrict the amount of time J and M are allowed to watch TV.
Alan: Rubbish! The article says that only children under three are affected in that way. J is ten and M is eight. Therefore, we need not restrict their TV watching.
Alan's argument against Jane's conclusion makes which one of the following errors in reasoning?
B) It confuses undermining an argument in support of a given conclusion with showing that the conclusion itself is false
the answer is B), 但是我觉得Alan的说法都没有错误啊, 究竟他的说法里有什么逻辑漏洞呢?
A) It relies on the same source that Jane cited in support of her conclusiion
C) It does not adress the mian point of Jane's argument and focuses instead on a side issue D) It makes an irrelevant appeal to an authority E) It fails to distingusih the consequences of a certian practice from the causes of the practice
把它们放在一起,利于日后整理方便: Jane: according to an article in this newsmagazine, children’s hand-eye coordination suffers when they spend a great amount of time watching television. therefore, we must restrict the amount of time jacqueline and mildred are allowed to watch television. Alan: rubbish! the article says that only children under three are affected in that way. jacqueline is ten and mildred is eight. therefore, we need not restrict their television viewing.
Alan’s argument against Jane’s conclusion makes which one of the following errors in reasoning? (A) it relies on the same source that jane cited in support of her conclusion. (B) it confuses undermining an argument in support of a given conclusion with showing that the conclusion itself is false. (C) it does not address the main point of jane’s argument and focuses instead on a side issue. (D) it makes an irrelevant appeals to an authority. (E) it fails to distinguish the consequences of a certain practice from the causes of the practice. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 本题推理错误在于由 A => B 直接推出了 -A => -B A: hand-eye coordination suffers B: restrict the amount of TV time