Methods of Reasoning Questions - - Question 10

Rotelle:  You are too old to address effectively the difficult issues facing the country, such as nuclear power, pove...

jskaggs November 6, 2017

Does D not also show what Sim does to the argument?

I see how answer choice E addresses what Sim does to the argument, but how exactly is D wrong?

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Mehran November 14, 2017

@jskaggs not at all. Sims does not show that Rotelle's statement is self contradictory.

Calling Sims too old while being young is not self contradictory.

This is why (D) is not the correct answer.

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