Gregory does which one of the following

Answer choices

1. A

   Contradicted5% picked this

   He ignores evidence introduced as support for

   He explicitly acknowledges and agrees with Sasha's evidence (irresponsible analysts making exaggerated claims).

   5%
2. B

   Correct74% picked this

   He defends a principle by restricting the class to which it is

   Why this is right

   Wow, what a terrible correct answer. We can probably get on board with the idea that Greg is low key defending handwriting analysis. Sasha wants to ban it from courts, whereas Greg is saying it will one day be a legitimate courtroom tool for character assessment. And Greg is qualifying his endorsement (announcing an important caveat) -- he doesn't think that handwriting analysis is currently doing so great. But he's saying, if we restrict this conversation to the class of cases in which a licensing board is established, then he can defend the principle that "handwriting analysis should be allowed in court as evidence of a character". I would never give this answer the time of day on a first pass, but ultimately it's the only thing we can stretch to fit the text.

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

   74%
3. C

   Bad Conclusion/Premise Match12% picked this

   He abstracts a general principle from

   Greg isn't doing anything resembling presenting specific examples and then extrapolating a general principle. He's just defending the potential value of handwriting analysis by identifying the current, but surmountable, problem with it.

   12%
4. D

   Too Strong: self-contradictory2% picked this

   He identifies a self-contradictory statement in

   Whenever you see "contradiction" or "self-contradiction" on any question, you should be deeply suspicious. The ratio of times it's wrong to times it's right is probably 25:1 or worse. Greg never says that Sasha said both X and not-X. A self-contradictory statement is hard to even think of. Easy things are always difficult. Hot things are always cold. I don't know how to write a sentence.

   2%
5. E

   Bad Evidence Match7% picked this

   He shows that Sasha’s argument itself manifests the undesirable characteristic that

   Sasha's argument condemns the undesirable characteristic of handwriting analysts exaggerating the reliability of their analyses. Greg never says to Sasha, "You're exaggerating the reliability of your analysis!"

   7%