Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Medium

PT10 S1 Q1 Explanation

Educational television is a contradiction

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TopicsNecessary Assumption

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Stimulus

Educational television is a contradiction in terms. While a classroom encourages social interaction, television encourages solitude. School is centered on the development of language, but television depends upon constantly changing visual images. And in a classroom, fun is merely television it is the end in itself.

What this question is testing

Necessary Assumption

Your task

Find the assumption the argument requires in order for its conclusion to hold.

Common trap

Answers that would help the argument but aren't strictly required (sufficient, not necessary).

Winning move

Negate each choice — the right one breaks the argument when negated.

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The question
1.

Upon which one of the following assumptions does the author rely in

Answer choices

  1. Trap6% picked this

    The classroom should not be a place where anyone

  2. Correct77% picked this

    Only experiences that closely resemble what takes place in the school environment

    Why this is right

    Answer B is correct.

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

  3. Trap7% picked this

    Television programs reinforce some of the values of the

  4. Trap2% picked this

    Educational television programs are qualitatively better than most other

  5. Trap9% picked this

    The potential of television as a powerful learning tool has not

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