Question

What mistake in reasoning does the author of "Coming Soon to a Neighborhood Near You" make in the paragraph below?

The first thing you need to become a suburban chicken farmer is a coop, a solid
enclosed structure where the hens can sleep safely away from predators, and where
they can lay their eggs during daytime hours. A simple chicken coop can be made
cheaply using cast-off plywood or old wooden pallets, for which there are an abundance
of free blueprints available online.

The author does not include important details, such as the size of the coop and what predators might cause problems.

The author does not define the term "suburban chicken farmer" for the reader.

The author does not explain where a city dweller might find the patterns to build a chicken coop in the backyard.

The author does not give reasons why chickens would need an enclosure in the average backyard.

Answer 1

The first choice. The paragraph omits crucial specifics (e.g., coop size, what predators to guard against). That lack of detail makes the recommendation incomplete and potentially misleading — a “simple” plywood/pallet coop may be entirely inadequate unless you know the required dimensions, predator risks, local climate/regulations, and safety/structural considerations.