Most of the employees of the Compujack Corporation are computer programmers. Since most computer programmers receive excellent salaries from their employers, at least one Compujack employee must receive an excellent salary from Compujack.
Question: Which one of the following arguments exhibits a flawed pattern of reasoning most similar to the flawed pattern of reasoning exhibited by the argument above?
Options:
A. Most gardeners are people with a great deal of patience. Since most of Molly’s classmates are gardeners, at least one of Molly’s classmates must be a person with a great deal of patience.
B. Most of Molly’s classmates are gardeners. Since most gardeners are people with a great deal of patience, some of Molly’s classmates could be people with a great deal of patience.
C. Most gardeners are people with a great deal of patience. Since most of Molly’s classmates are gardeners, at least one of Molly’s classmates who is a gardener must be a person with a great deal of patience.
D. Most gardeners are people with a great deal of patience. Since most of Molly’s classmates who garden are women, at least one female classmate of Molly’s must be a person with a great deal of patience.
E. Most of Molly’s classmates are gardeners with a great deal of patience. Since most of Molly’s classmates are women, at least one female classmate of Molly’s must be a gardener with a great deal of patience.
Answer: A