Logical Reasoning

PT118 · S3 · Q18 The tendency toward overspecialization in

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The tendency toward overspecialization in the study of artifacts is unfortunate.

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.

18.

Of the following, which one most closely conforms to the principle that the passage as a whole illustrates?

  1. To understand completely the major

    Trap

    2% picked this

  2. To understand fully the historical

    Trap

    13% picked this

  3. To appreciate fully the French

    Trap

    8% picked this

  4. To understand properly any academic

    Trap

    1% picked this

  5. Correct

    To understand completely Aristotle’s philosophy,

    Why this is right

    Answer E is correct.

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

    76% picked this

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