medium · GMAT Verbal
Argument: 'Professor Miller's theory on medieval trade routes must be incorrect. After all, Miller was recently reprimanded by the university for unrelated administrative errors.'
Which logical flaw is exemplified here?
- It draws a conclusion based on a single, unrepresentative example of Miller's work.
- It attacks the person making the claim rather than the merit of the theory itself.
- It assumes that administrative errors are the same as academic errors.
- It generalizes about all of Professor Miller's scholarship based on a single administrative incident.
- It treats a lack of evidence for the theory as proof that the theory is false.
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