Critical Reasoning Question 16-Editorials - Private Tutoring

Critical Reasoning Question 16-Editorials BobbiM Feb 17, 2014 This editorial cannot be a good argument because it is barely literate.  Run-on sentences, slang, and perfectly dreadful grammar appear regularly throughout.  Anything that poorly written cannot be making very much sense. Which of the following identifies an assumption in the argument above? A.  This editorial was written by someone other than the usual editor. B.  Generally speaking, very few editorials are poor in style or grammar. C.  The language of an argument is indicative of its validity. D.  Generally speaking, the majority of editorials are poor in style and grammar. E.  The author of the editorial purposely uses poor grammar to disguise what he knows is a bad argument. Think you know the answer? The correct answer is C. The authors claim that the editorials argument is no good because it is poorly written depends on the assumption hat an arguments validity is related to its use of language.  After all, if an arguments language didnt indicate its validity, the authors argument wouldnt make any sense at all. (A)s not assumed because the argument doesnt concern whos to blame for the bad editorial.  (B) and (D) fail because the argument addresses this editorial only, so theres nothing assumed about what happens generally.  And (E) goes too far: The author neednt assume that the writer deliberately wrote badly to hide a bad argument, just that, as (C) says, the poor writing indicates a poor argument.