Q10 - Letter to the editor: I was shocked ...

by **BarryM800** Fri Apr 08, 2022 3:39 am

I chose (A), but the correct answer is (C).

The SuperPrep's rationale for (A) is that even though the reasoning relies on a questionable inference from "(1) what might be called a responsibility of private citizens (to be fair when playing cards)" to "(2) a duty specific to a certain legal professional," there is no indication that it confuses the two. But the letter's writer uses (1) as a premise to make a conclusion about (2). Wouldn't that be evidence that he "confuses" those two - i.e., responsibility in the private life arena v. professional responsibility?

I eliminated (C) because I do not think that this is a sampling issue, since they are not analogous situations. A sampling issue to me is using what the judge did on a few cases to draw a conclusion on how he performs overall professionally.

Thanks!