Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Easy

PT111 S1 Q11 Explanation

Linguist: Some people have understood

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Stimulus

Linguist: Some people have understood certain studies as showing that bilingual children have a reduced “conceptual map” because bilingualism overstresses the child’s linguistic capacities. Vocabulary tests taken by bilingual children appear to show that these children tend to have a smaller vocabulary than do most children of the same age group. But a given concept with a word from only one of their two languages.

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
11.

The linguist’s argument proceeds

Answer choices

  1. Trap0% picked this

    offering evidence for the advantages of bilingualism

  2. Trap3% picked this

    pointing out an inconsistency in the view that bilingualism overstresses a

  3. Trap4% picked this

    offering evidence that undermines the use of any vocabulary test to provide information about a

  4. Trap2% picked this

    providing a different explanation for the apparent advantages of bilingualism from the explanation suggested by the

  5. Correct91% picked this

    pointing out a methodological error in the technique used to obtain the purported evidence of

    Why this is right

    Answer E is correct.

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

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