6 “On the whole”, Ms. Dennis remarked, “engineering students are
) I& q5 ?$ F6 P" b lazier now than they used to be. I know because fewer and fewer of
}, o. n" x4 O my students regularly do the work they are assigned.”
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Which of the following identifies a flaw in Ms. Dennis' reasoning?
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! r" S8 A% B- j: t: C$ V) N Plenty of people besides engineering students do not work as
( c2 w% J" ?7 V' ~3 @% G+ n hard as they should. * c! n, p& l1 U+ j" F- F
Ms. Dennis does not consider the excuses her students may
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The argument does not propose any constructive solutions to9 B) Y7 ~+ h, L0 g: e: w7 u
the problem it identifies. ( @: B: Z3 U' F3 P& ~! p7 H
The argument assumes that Ms. Dennis' students are repre-
# R( b4 c5 h8 B* u! h sentative of engineering students in general.
6 S: }) n2 W# [# `8 \ Ms. Dennis does not seem sympathetic to the problems of her
0 @& h- ^& ?$ x* P/ ] students. |