📊 GMAT Exam Prep

Consider the following argument: Premise 1: All successful marketing campaigns utilize social media. Premise 2: Company XYZ's recent campaign utilized social media. Conclusion: Therefore, Company XYZ's recent campaign was successful. Which of the following best describes the logical flaw in this argument?

A It assumes correlation implies causation.
B It commits the fallacy of affirming the consequent.
C It is based on a false dilemma.
D It generalizes from a specific case.

✓ Correct Answer: Option B

The argument structure is: If P (successful campaign), then Q (uses social media). Q is true (uses social media). Therefore, P is true (successful campaign). This is the fallacy of affirming the consequent; having Q does not guarantee P, as other factors could lead to Q or P might not be the only cause for Q.

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