Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Easy

PT10 S4 Q3 Explanation

People often pronounce a word differently

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Stimulus

People often pronounce a word differently when asked to read written material aloud than when speaking spontaneously. These differences may cause problems for those who develop computers that recognize speech. Usually the developers “train” the computers by using people who will be using the computer.

What this question is testing

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Your task

Break the argument into its conclusion and evidence, then do exactly what the question stem asks with that structure.

Common trap

Answers that sound relevant to the topic but don't connect to the argument's actual reasoning.

Winning move

Predict what a right answer must do, then test each choice against the conclusion-evidence gap.

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The question
3.

The observations above provide most evidence for the

Answer choices

  1. Trap2% picked this

    it will be impossible to develop computers that decode

  2. Trap3% picked this

    when reading written material, people who have different accents pronounce the same word in the same

  3. Correct90% picked this

    computers may be less reliable in decoding spontaneous speech than in decoding samples that have

    Why this is right

    Answer C is correct.

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

  4. Trap4% picked this

    a “trained” computer never correctly decodes the spontaneous speech of a person whose voice sample was

  5. Trap1% picked this

    computers are now able to interpret oral speech

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