6 “On the whole”, Ms. Dennis remarked, “engineering students are . e' y6 r, T$ s* U" g5 x' _' X2 N
lazier now than they used to be. I know because fewer and fewer of
' K& y- A+ m$ a3 B; T; l; ? my students regularly do the work they are assigned.”2 c3 w9 F! R h9 Y
6 k) A! t4 z) Q1 H/ Y Which of the following identifies a flaw in Ms. Dennis' reasoning?
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+ s& a* I& W! J Plenty of people besides engineering students do not work as4 Z4 G1 B" ?/ B
hard as they should.
, Q Y$ \4 H4 J- U8 d Ms. Dennis does not consider the excuses her students may% ]. W% J9 ]2 V3 w `! E% o
have for being lazy.
. f% W; Z, L9 J! d" Z# Q' Y The argument does not propose any constructive solutions to
# Z' i7 ]+ I( P, P. [ the problem it identifies. 1 P: b, W! m3 t* e4 y+ U( d W4 |+ b
The argument assumes that Ms. Dennis' students are repre-
& o+ y) ~' a0 m sentative of engineering students in general.
* H n5 Q$ k* \8 Y' S# J Ms. Dennis does not seem sympathetic to the problems of her
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