Unit 8 · Detecting Reasoning Errors
Athletics Heats — Competition Logic Error
Lesson 28 of 34
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Tim beat Leon in Heat 1. Chloe says: if Leon qualifies, Tim will too. But every participant runs TWO heats. Leon's qualifying route might have nothing to do with Heat 1. Chloe ignores Leon's second heat entirely — and that's the mistake.
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In an athletics competition there are four heats, and every participant runs in two of the heats. The finalists are all of the participants who finished in the top two in at least one of the heats.
Chloe: "Tim was faster than Leon in the first heat, so if Leon qualifies for the final, so will Tim."
Which one of the following sentences shows the mistake Chloe has made?
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