Logical Reasoning

PT118 · S3 · Q20 Dana: It is wrong to

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Dana: It is wrong to think that the same educational methods should be used with all children.

Dana's 1st Claim

The same educational methods should not be used with all children. does Pat say the same should be used?

No, he's not saying the same methods should be used with all children. That's an extreme position, and he doesn't sound extreme.

Dana's 2nd Claim

Many kids have been raised in more communal environments than others and would therefore learn better through group than individual learning. does Pat deny that many kids have raised in more communal settings, or deny that those kids would learn better through group learning?

No. He seems to implicitly agree that such kids exist and might prefer group activities, but thinks that because the real world will require proficiency at group and individual activities, those kids should learn in both modes.

Dana's 3rd Claim

A kid's accustomed style of learning should always dictate by what method you them. does Pat think you shouldn't always pick the teaching method that best matches the kid's style of learning?

Yes! He thinks it would be bad for kids to only learn one style of learning. Since there is much real world value at being comfortable with group and individual skills, children should be exposed to both (even if that means sometimes they're learning through their less-preferred method).

Goal

The debate is in regards to the decision to use group vs. individual educational methods on a given child. One person thinks pick the method that best matches that kid. The other person thinks expose all kids to both methods.

20.

The conversation lends the most support to the claim that Dana and Pat disagree on which one of the following?

  1. All children can learn valuable

    Both Would Agree

    This isn't specific enough to the question of "which educational method should we use on a given child". Both methods have value. Dana isn't saying the less-preferred method for each kid is value-less, just that it is less optimal for a given child's learning.

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  2. Correct

    All children should learn to

    Why this is right

    Since Pat is disagreeing with Dana's final claim, which says "style of learning should always dictate which method is used", he is saying "no it shouldn't. Style of learning should not always dictate which method is used. Something Else should be a consideration in which method is used." That something, for Pat, is exposure to both styles of learning. Dana would disagree with this answer choice, because she doesn't think a child should be forced out of their accustomed style of learning. Their accustomed style should always dictate; it trumps everything.

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

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  3. Many children would learn better

    Trap

    Both Would Probably Agree No Support Person 2 We have no idea what Pat's position on this is, so it's fair to eliminate the answer simply because of that, but it would be surprising if Pat believed the extreme position of "almost zero children learn better through group activities".

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  4. The main purpose of education

    Too Strong

    Too Strong: main purpose No Support Person 1 This may sound like something Pat is assuming, but it would be hard to say Pat has committed to the extreme position that preparation for the job market is the #1 purpose of education. He definitely considers it a purpose. We couldn't derive that Pat would agree, and we have no idea what Dana would say because she never talked about the purpose of education or the job market.

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  5. It is sometimes desirable to

    Both Might Agree

    Dana would clearly agree with this, because if you think we should always tailor methods to a kid's learning style, then you definitely believe we should sometimes tailor methods to a kid's style. Pat would probably also believe this, though. He says, "we shouldn't always tailor method towards accustomed style of learning", but leaves plenty of room for doing it sometimes. Disagreeing with sometimes means you're taking the extreme position that "it is never desirable to tailor methods to a kid's learning need".

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