Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Easy

PT113 S3 Q1 Explanation

Moralist: TV talk shows are

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Stimulus

Moralist: TV talk shows are contributing to the moral decline in our country. By constantly being shown the least moral people in our society, viewers begin to think that such people are something wrong with being morally upright.

TV talk show host: Well, if there is such a decline, it’s not because of TV talk shows: we simply show people what they want to see. What can be wrong with letting the viewers decide? Furthermore, if would amount to censorship, which is wrong.

What this question is testing

Agree/Disagree

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.

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The question
1.

The moralist’s and the TV talk show host’s statements provide the most support for holding that they

Answer choices

  1. Trap2% picked this

    TV talk shows should be

  2. Trap2% picked this

    people’s moral standards have

  3. Trap9% picked this

    TV talk shows influence people’s conception of what is

  4. Correct86% picked this

    TV talk shows, by presenting immoral guests, are causing a

    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.

  5. Trap2% picked this

    it is wrong not to let the viewers decide what they

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