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Describe how the argument proceeds — the technique it uses to reach its conclusion.
Answers that describe a method the argument doesn't actually use.
Track the role each statement plays, then match that to the choice describing the same moves.
Professor Sedley uses which one of the following strategies of argumentation in responding to Professor Beckstein's argument?
attempting to demonstrate that the
Why this is right
Answer A is correct.
Skill tested: Method · how this choice captures the argument's function is the move to repeat next time.
80% picked this
trying to show that a
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questioning an opponent’s authority to
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offering an alternative explanation of
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agreeing with the conclusion of
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