Graduate student Karen Koolray submitted her MA thesis to her supervisor.When Karen's supervisor returned her thesis,it contained a margin note that indicated Karen had committed the fallacy of misplaced concreteness.Which of the following points in Karen's paper was this criticism most likely referring to?
A)The conclusion that undergraduate research textbooks reinforce sexist assumptions about intellectuals
B)The observation that female researchers’work is referenced in undergraduate research textbooks 18.364928 percent less than male researchers’work
C)The claim that undergraduate research textbooks can be studied with only existing statistics
D)The claims that approximately 308 undergraduate research textbooks are published each year and that this will not change for at least 10 years
E)The assumption that data from the international Learning Materials Survey accurately represents the content of undergraduate research methods textbooks

Question

Graduate student Karen Koolray submitted her MA thesis to her supervisor.When Karen's supervisor returned her thesis,it contained a margin note that indicated Karen had committed the fallacy of misplaced concreteness.Which of the following points in Karen's paper was this criticism most likely referring to?
A)The conclusion that undergraduate research textbooks reinforce sexist assumptions about intellectuals
B)The observation that female researchers&rsquo;work is referenced in undergraduate research textbooks 18.364928 percent less than male researchers&rsquo;work
C)The claim that undergraduate research textbooks can be studied with only existing statistics
D)The claims that approximately 308 undergraduate research textbooks are published each year and that this will not change for at least 10 years
E)The assumption that data from the international Learning Materials Survey accurately represents the content of undergraduate research methods textbooks

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Misplaced concreteness is a fallacy that occurs when an abstract concept or idea is treated as a concrete object. In Karen's thesis, it is most likely that her observation that female researchers' work is referenced in undergraduate research textbooks 18.364928 percent less than male researchers' work was considered misplaced concreteness because she treated the abstract concept of gender inequality as a concrete, measurable object with a specific percentage.

Graduate Student Karen Koolray Submitted Her MA Thesis to Her