GMATCR,needurhelp
RaymondBurrplayedtheroleoflawyerPerryMasonontelevision.Burr’sdeathin1993promptedaprominentlawyertosay“Althoughnotalawyer,Mr.Burrstroveforsuchauthenticitythatwefeelasifwelostoneofourown.”Thiscommentfromaprestigiousattorneyprovidesappallingevidencethat,inthefaceoftelevision,evensomelegalprofessionalsarelosingtheirabilitytodistinguishfictionfromreality.
Thereasoningintheargumentisflawedbecausetheargument
(A)takestheviewsofonelawyertorepresenttheviewsofalllawyers
(B)criticizesthelawyerratherthanthelawyer’sstatement
(C)presumesthatthelawyerisqualifiedtoevaluatetheperformanceofanactor
(D)focusesonafamousactor’sportrayalofalawyerratherthanontheusualwayinwhichlawyersareportrayedontelevision
(E)ignoresthepartofthelawyer’sremarkthatindicatesanawarenessofthedifferencebetweenrealityandfiction
Yes
butcouldushowwhyEiscorrectfromurreasoning?