Geetha: Munaf claims that the Aasa Nagar Neighbors Association overwhelmingly opposes the new water system, citing this as evidence of citywide opposition. The association did pass a resolution opposing the new water system, but only 25 of 350 members voted, with 10 in favor of the system. Furthermore, the 15 opposing votes represent far less than 1 percent of Aasa Nagar’s population. One should not assume that so few votes represent the view of the majority of Aasa Nagar’s residents.
Of the following, which one most accurately describes Geetha’s strategy of argumentation?

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Correct Answer is : attempting to cast doubt on a conclusion by claiming that the statistical sample on which the conclusion is based is too small to be dependable

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