A student has taken twelve courses

Answer choices

1. A

   Correct84% picked this

   The student previously studied alone but is receiving help from several outstanding students during

   Why this is right

   This weakens, by pointing out an important difference: before, he was alone, but now he's getting help (so maybe he's probably going to get an A, with help).

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

   84%
2. B

   Supports7% picked this

   The twelve courses together covered a broad range of

   Since we want this new course to be a representative example of the previous twelve, knowing that the previous twelve were a wide range of topics makes it less likely that this new course would be some unprecedented topic. Like if all twelve earlier ones were math, but this new course were Spanish, then we wouldn't feel comfortable applying his performance in math classes to how he might do in Spanish class. But since the twelve classes addressed a broad range, this "mostly B's" performance seems more indicative of his performance as a student in general.

   7%
3. C

   Supports2% picked this

   The student previously studied in the library and continues to

   Any sort of sameness we get strengthens the legitimacy of the comparison. If the student were suddenly switching study habits, then we might not feel good predicting "Past = Present".

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4. D

   Supports4% picked this

   The student received a B in all but one of the

   This strengthens by making the evidence more compelling. "a majority of 12" could be as low as 7. If the student got 7 B's, and 5 D's, we might not feel as comfortable saying "probably get a B". Meanwhile, according to this answer, if the student got 11 B's, and 1 D, we feel a lot better saying "he'll probably get a B".

   4%
5. E

   Supports2% picked this

   The current course is a continuation of one of the twelve courses in which the

   Sameness = strengthening. Since this new course is literally a continuation of a class where he got a B, this makes us feel better at predicting a similar performance.

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