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Irina on October 19 at 01:26AM

@Ryan-Mahabir,

The argument tells us that:

People disapprove -> most against tax
T not against tax
T approves

This is a flawed argument since we cannot use transposition with a particular statement, such as "most."

Let's compare it to (A) and (B)

People support logging -> most think it reduces fire risk.
A does not think it will reduce the risk
A opposes logging

This flawed reasoning pattern is identical to the stimulus.

(B) People expect an increase -> most think it is a good reason for a school
B does not expect an increase
B does not favor a new school

This is also a flawed reasoning pattern but it is clearly different from the stimulus, as it attempts to negate the antecedent instead.