easy · LSAT Logical Reasoning
No one has ever been able to prove that this specific herbal tea does not improve memory. Thus, we can conclude that the tea is effective at boosting cognitive function.
The reasoning in the argument is most vulnerable to criticism on the grounds that it:
- treats the failure to disprove a claim as if it amounted to positive support for that claim
- mistakes a condition merely necessary for good health for one that is sufficient
- supposes that all herbal teas affect the brain in the same way
- calls into question the competence of the scientists who study memory
- assumes that a substance with no proven harm must therefore provide a benefit
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