Logical Reasoning

PT113 · S3 · Q1 Moralist: TV talk shows are

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Moralist: TV talk shows are contributing to the moral decline in our country.

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.

1.

The moralist's and the TV talk show host's statements provide the most support for holding that they disagree about whether

  1. TV talk shows should be

    Trap

    2% picked this

  2. people’s moral standards have changed

    Trap

    2% picked this

  3. TV talk shows influence people’s

    Trap

    9% picked this

  4. Correct

    TV talk shows, by presenting

    Why this is right

    Answer D is correct.

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

    86% picked this

  5. it is wrong not to

    Trap

    2% picked this

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