Some people claim that every

Answer choices

1. A

   Weaker Impact11% picked this

   All claims that are trivial are

   While linking trivial claims to being uninteresting, this doesn't help us understand why these claims should not be taken seriously or considered. We'd have to add our own assumption that "if it's uninteresting, then it should be taken seriously or considered", making this a weaker answer than the correct answer.

   11%
2. B

   No Impact9% picked this

   Most people do not take trivial

   The conclusion, using normative wording like "obligated to", is about whether we should / shouldn't take a certain claim seriously, not about whether we are / aren't taking it seriously. This tells us that most people ARE NOT taking these claims seriously, but the argument is about whether people SHOULD NOT take these claims seriously.

   9%
3. C

   Correct69% picked this

   No claims that are trivial are worthy of

   Why this is right

   This option directly supports the argument by stating that trivial claims, like the self-expression claim, do not merit serious attention. It strengthens the claim that we're not obliged to take the self-expression interpretation seriously because of its trivial nature.

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

   69%
4. D

   Opposite (if anything)8% picked this

   Every claim is open to both interesting and

   This doesn't connect the trivial nature of a claim with any reasoning that supports dismissing it. It instead suggests that even trivial claims can have interesting interpretations, which doesn't align with the author's argument.

   8%
5. E

   Weaker Impact3% picked this

   Every interpretation is either trivial or

   This option implies that interpretations can't be both trivial and interesting (like choice A), but doesn't have as direct a connection to the idea that "we're not obliged to take it seriously" as the correct answer does.

   3%