Apprenti Critical Thinking Assessment Question $28$ of $41$

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My cows have not returned from grazing. They either fell asleep or escaped. When they escape, I always find them at my neighbor's pond. The cows are not at my neighbor's pond. Therefore, they must have run off somewhere else.

Which of the following is the best statement of the flaw in the argument above?

Option $1$: If they always escape to my neighbor's pond but are not there, then they must have fallen asleep.

Option $2$: The cows don't always escape to my neighbor's pond because they are not there.

Option $3$: I do not own any cows.

Answer $*$

Option $1$

Option $2$

Option $3$