Question

Read Ahmad's argument in favor of changing the minimum driving age from 16 to 15.

Every year, millions of teenagers look forward to the freedom of earning their driver's license. It has been proven over time that teenagers are fully responsible by the time they are 15, and making teens wait until they are 16 to obtain a driver's license is wrong. Many teenagers play sports, work jobs, and have an active social life when they are 15. It would be beneficial to the functioning of society if these people were able to independently drive themselves around. Parents agree, too. Most people believe that the streets would be safer if the minimum driving age were reduced to 15.

What is the best evaluation of Ahmad's reasoning?

It is illogical because it relies on faulty reasoning.
It is logical because it stays on topic.
It is illogical because it shows no bias.
It is logical because it gives true statistics.

Answer 1

It is illogical because it relies on faulty reasoning.

Ahmad makes several unsupported claims (e.g., "proven" responsibility at 15, "parents agree," "most people believe streets would be safer") and uses generalizations and appeals to popularity/authority rather than evidence. His conclusions don’t logically follow from the unsupported premises.