Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Easy

PT102 S4 Q21 Explanation

Paul responds to Sarah’s argument

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Stimulus

Sarah: Some schools seek to foster a habit of volunteering in their students by requiring them to perform community service. But since a person who has been forced to do something has not really volunteered and since the habit of volunteering cannot be said to have been fostered in there is no way this policy can succeed by itself.

Paul: I disagree. Some students forced to perform community service have enjoyed it so much that they subsequently actually volunteer to do something similar. In such cases, the policy have fostered a habit of volunteering.

What this question is testing

Method

Your task

Describe how the argument proceeds — the technique it uses to reach its conclusion.

Common trap

Answers that describe a method the argument doesn't actually use.

Winning move

Track the role each statement plays, then match that to the choice describing the same moves.

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The question
21.

Paul responds to Sarah’s argument using which one of the following

Answer choices

  1. Trap2% picked this

    He argues that Sarah is assuming just what she sets out

  2. Trap6% picked this

    He argues that Sarah’s conception of what it means to volunteer excludes certain activities that ought to be

  3. Correct82% picked this

    He introduces considerations that call into question one of

    Why this is right

    Answer C is correct.

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

  4. Trap0% picked this

    He questions Sarah’s motives for advancing an argument against the

  5. Trap9% picked this

    He argues that a policy Sarah fails to consider could accomplish the same aim as the

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