Logical Reasoning

PT111 · S1 · Q9 Researcher: The rate of psychological

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Researcher: The rate of psychological problems is higher among children of divorced parents than among other children.

Your task

Break the argument into its conclusion and evidence, then do exactly what the question stem asks with that structure.

Common trap

Answers that sound relevant to the topic but don't connect to the argument's actual reasoning.

Winning move

Predict what a right answer must do, then test each choice against the conclusion-evidence gap.

9.

The assertion that children of divorced parents have a higher rate of psychological problems than other children figures in the argument in which one of the following ways?

  1. It is the conclusion of

    Trap

    4% picked this

  2. It is the claim that

    Trap

    12% picked this

  3. It is offered as evidence

    Trap

    2% picked this

  4. It is offered as evidence

    Trap

    3% picked this

  5. Correct

    It is cited as an

    Why this is right

    Answer E is correct.

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

    78% picked this

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