Logical Reasoning

PT113 · S2 · Q10 Mark: To convey an understanding

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Mark: To convey an understanding of past events, a historian should try to capture what it was like to experience those events.

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.

10.

Carla does which one of the following in disputing Mark's position?

  1. contests Mark’s understanding of historical

    Trap

    0% picked this

  2. questions Mark’s presupposition that one

    Trap

    1% picked this

  3. Correct

    argues that the selection involved

    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.

    97% picked this

  4. questions whether Mark accurately describes

    Trap

    1% picked this

  5. gives reason to believe that

    Trap

    1% picked this

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