Chai: The use of the word “tree” to denote both deciduous and coniferous plant forms, while acceptable as a lay term, is scientifically inadequate; it masks the types have utterly different lineages.
Dodd: But the common name highlights the crucial fact that both are composed of the same material and have very similar structures; as a scientific term.
What this question is testing
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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