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Problem 13 - Entrance Test

Since eyewitness testimony is often unreliable, as demonstrated by numerous cases of wrongful conviction later overturned by DNA evidence, it follows that any legal system that permits convictions based primarily on eyewitness accounts is inherently unjust.

Correct: C

The argument moves from the premise that eyewitness testimony is 'often unreliable' and has led to 'numerous cases of wrongful conviction' to the conclusion that *any* legal system permitting convictions *primarily* based on it is 'inherently unjust.' This is a classic example of a hasty generalization or overgeneralization. The fact that something is *often* true or true in *numerous* cases does not logically imply it is *always* true or true in *all* cases, or that a system allowing it is *inherently* flawed across the board. The argument fails to acknowledge that eyewitness testimony can sometimes be accurate or corroborated, or that systems might have safeguards. Choice C accurately identifies this flaw: inferring that *all* such convictions are inherently unjust because *some* are, is an improper generalization. Choice B hints at the issue but C is more precise. Choices A and D refer to other potential issues not directly related to the logical leap made.