Logical Reasoning

PT114 · S4 · Q12 Morris: Computers, despite some people’s

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Morris: Computers, despite some people’s expectations, will have an inappreciable impact on education.

Your task

Find the assumption that, if added, guarantees the conclusion follows.

Common trap

Answers that only partly bridge the gap, leaving the conclusion unproven.

Winning move

Identify the new term in the conclusion and pick the choice that links it to the evidence.

12.

The conclusion of Morris’s argument follows logically if which one of the following is assumed?

  1. Whatever memorization is necessary can

    Trap

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  2. Requiring memorization in appreciable amounts

    Trap

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  3. Successful memorization of relevant facts

    Trap

    7% picked this

  4. Many students become familiar with

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  5. Correct

    Having an appreciable impact on

    Why this is right

    Answer E is correct.

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

    83% picked this

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