Logical Reasoning

PT107 · S3 · Q13 Charles: During recessions unemployment typically rises

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Charles: During recessions unemployment typically rises.

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.

13.

Which one of the following most accurately describes how Darla's response is related to Charles's argument?

  1. It calls into question the

    Trap

    4% picked this

  2. It makes an additional claim

    Trap

    5% picked this

  3. Correct

    It presents an additional consideration

    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.

    82% picked this

  4. It argues that Charles’s conclusion

    Trap

    3% picked this

  5. It presents an argument showing

    Trap

    6% picked this

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