Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Easy

PT117 S4 Q13 Explanation

Whether a machine performs

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Stimulus

Whether a machine performs its intended function is plain for all to see, but recognition of excellence in art requires a rare subtlety of perception. So whereas engineers usually maintain their composure when their to become anxious under such circumstances.

What this question is testing

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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
13.

The reasoning above conforms most closely to which one of the

Answer choices

  1. Trap0% picked this

    People who have an interest in working as artists are no more likely to have especially anxious personalities than are people who have

  2. Trap5% picked this

    The value of a machine is independent of the feelings of those who create it, while the value

  3. Trap4% picked this

    Evaluation of the work of engineers should be based on a different set of standards than is evaluation

  4. Correct87% picked this

    People who create things whose success can be easily ascertained worry less about others’ opinions of their work than do people who create things

    Why this is right

    Answer D is correct.

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

  5. Trap3% picked this

    Someone who creates a work that cannot be easily evaluated tends to be less confident about its value than

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