Aaron thinks that the most successful television shows appeal to a wide variety of audiences. The show Bonkers was not successful but did appeal to a wide variety of audiences, so clearly Aaron is mistaken.
Which of the following describes the flawed reasoning in the passage above?
A)It uses an ad hominem attack.
B)It presumes, without providing justification, that success is something that can be measured.
C)It presumes, without providing justification, that all successful shows must appeal to a wide variety of audiences.
D)A condition that must be true is mistaken for one that only could be true.
E)A condition that is generally true is mistaken for something that must be true.

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The passage mistakes a condition that is generally true for something that must be true. Aaron could be correct that the most successful shows appeal to a wide audience even if one show appealing to broad audiences failed to be popular.

Aaron Thinks That the Most Successful Television Shows Appeal to a Wide