medium · LSAT Logical Reasoning
Every member of the state's championship-winning debate team is an exceptional public speaker. Therefore, the state's championship-winning debate team is, as a team, an exceptional public speaker.
Which one of the following most accurately describes a flaw in the argument's reasoning?
- It assumes that a characteristic belonging to each member of a group must therefore belong to the group taken as a single entity.
- It overlooks the possibility that some members joined the team only after the championship had been secured.
- It takes for granted that excellence in public speaking is the sole qualification for winning a debate title.
- It draws a comparison between two things that are not alike in the relevant respects.
- It presumes that no debate team could win a championship without exceptional speakers.
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