The police department has two suspects for the burglary that occurred last ... ...

The police department has two suspects for the burglary that occurred last night, Schaeffer and Forster. Schaeffer has an ironclad alibi, so Forster must be the burglar.

Which one of the following arguments exhibits a flawed pattern of reasoning that is most similar to that exhibited by the argument above?


(A) It has been known for some time that the Wrightsburg Zoo might build a new primate house and that it might refurbish its polar bear exhibit. There is now good reason to believe the zoo will build a new primate house. Therefore, the zoo will not refurbish its polar bear exhibit.
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*This question is included in PT72 (Jun 2014): Logical Reasoning B