medium · LSAT Logical Reasoning
Columnist: "Recent surveys show that 70 percent of city residents support the proposed park expansion. Therefore, the city council should approve the expansion immediately, as it is clearly in the best interest of the community."
Which one of the following most accurately describes the columnist's method of reasoning?
- Endorsing a course of action by treating broad public approval of it as a reason to adopt it.
- Defending a position by disparaging the character of those who oppose it.
- Justifying a local decision by drawing an analogy to a comparable situation in a similar city.
- Establishing that a goal is attainable by showing it has already been attained elsewhere.
- Establishing the merits of a policy by demonstrating that every resident has endorsed it.
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