What is flaw in the reasoning question?
A flaw question asks you to name what went wrong in the argument.
The right answer describes the error in abstract terms: the argument confuses correlation with causation, attacks the person instead of the claim, or draws a broad conclusion from a narrow sample.
The trap answers describe flaws that are not in this argument, or restate the conclusion. Name the move first, then match the description.
Related glossary entry: flaw in the reasoning.
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