Logical Reasoning

PT1 · S4 · Q19 Can any research be found

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Can any research be found to validate the contention that those who spend time plucking out their gray hairs have more negative attitudes toward the elderly than those who shrug their shoulders about their gray hairs?

Conclusion

There is no necessary connection between disliking some concomitants of aging and holding negative attitudes toward older people. Rephrase: It's possible to dislike the effects of aging without harboring negative attitudes toward the elderly.

Evidence

It is reasonable to like the elderly yet dislike impaired eyesight and hearing. Holding negative attitudes toward older people merely because they are old is immoral. There is nothing immoral about disliking some concomitants of the aging process.

Evaluate

The #1 pattern in Main Conclusion is that the conclusion is rebutting someone else's point of view or actions. The opening sentence poses a question with an embedded attribution. It sounds like some people are contending/claiming that . Our author is trying to argue that this claim is crazy. Can any research be found to validate this? The implied idea is, . The author argues that disliking certain physical effects of aging does not imply disliking elderly people themselves, adding that the former is not immoral while the latter is immoral, (implying that they are clearly two different things).

Goal

Find the best available meaning match for

19.

Which one of the following best expresses the main point of the passage?

  1. Correct

    It cannot be assumed that

    Why this is right

    This matches the meaning of the conclusion by emphasizing that disliking aging's physical effects doesn't necessarily mean disliking elderly people.

    Skill tested: Main Conclusion · how this choice captures the argument's function is the move to repeat next time.

    76% picked this

  2. To dislike some of the

    Premise

    This is a premise that explains part of the reasoning but reflects more the support detail about what is reasonable and immoral, rather than the main contention.

    18% picked this

  3. Since no one likes the

    Too Strong / Unstated

    Nothing in the argument was saying that "no one likes the artifacts of aging". This answer is also weird because it presents a premise and a conclusion. Occasionally on "main point" (not "main conclusion"), we'll see a holistic correct answer like that. But neither claim in this choice captures the main idea that it's possible to hate the effects of aging without having ill will towards the elderly.

    1% picked this

  4. Being elderly is fine, but

    Too Strong / Unrelated to Goal

    The author never says that "the process of being elderly is not fine". Her main point isn't about the distinction between being old and the process of becoming old. Her main point is about the distinction between hating the effects of again and hating the elderly.

    2% picked this

  5. To dislike the elderly is

    Unrelated to Goal

    This repeats a premise and then introduces a brand new idea about being "unreasonable". It doesn't resemble, "It's possible to hate the effects of aging but still feel positive thoughts about the elderly".

    4% picked this

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