Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Easy

PT114 S2 Q4 Explanation

A favorable biography of a politician

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Stimulus

A favorable biography of a politician omits certain incriminating facts about the politician that were available to anyone when the book was written. The book’s author claims that, because he was unaware of these facts when he wrote the book, he is not accountable for the fact that readers were misled by kind cannot be used to evade blame for misleading readers.

What this question is testing

Principle-Strengthen

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
4.

Which one of the following principles, if established, does most to justify the position advanced

Answer choices

  1. Trap1% picked this

    An author of a biography should not be blamed for whether the book is perceived to be favorable or unfavorable

  2. Trap4% picked this

    An author of a biography should be blamed for readers’ misperceptions only when facts are omitted deliberately in

  3. Trap1% picked this

    An author of a biography should not be blamed for omitting facts if those facts would have

  4. Trap5% picked this

    An author of a biography should be blamed for misleading readers only if facts are omitted to which the author alone had

  5. Correct90% picked this

    An author of a biography should be blamed for readers’ misperceptions caused by omitting facts that were widely available

    Why this is right

    Answer E is correct.

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

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