Professor Donnelly’s exams are always

Answer choices

1. A

   Weak Evidence Match11% picked this

   Lewis is a better baker than Stockman. Lewis made this cake. Therefore, it must be better than

   The relationship of cake to baker isn't a great Part vs. Whole match. And the conclusion is strangely comparing this cake to most of Stockman's cakes.

   11%
2. B

   Correct74% picked this

   Porter’s new book of poetry is better than any of her other books of poetry. This poem is from Porter’s new book,

   Why this is right

   This has the Whole to Part move, because it reasons that since the whole book is good, the poem must be good. And it has the Relative to Absolute move, because it goes from saying that something is better to saying that something is good.

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

   74%
3. C

   Trap2% picked this

   Professor Whitburn is teaching English this year and always assigns a lot of reading. Therefore, this year’s English class will have to do

   No Part vs. Whole Absolute to Relative Topic Trap The evidence and the conclusion are both about a "whole", the overall amount of reading assigned in Professor W's class. There is a move from Absolute to Relative, which is a reverse of the original. We go from "a lot of reading" (absolute) to "more reading" (relative). Beware answer choices that seem to recycle the topic of the original argument.

   2%
4. D

   No Part vs. Whole5% picked this

   Shield’s first novel has a more complicated plot than any other that she has written. Hence, that plot

   This does have a Relative to Absolute move, from "more complicated" to "complex". But it lacks the Part vs. Whole move, since both the premise and the conclusion are about the plot.

   5%
5. E

   No Relative vs. Absolute8% picked this

   Mathematics is more difficult than history. Therefore, my calculus test will be more difficult than

   This does have a Part to Whole move, from "math / history" to "math test / history test". But it lacks a a Relative vs. Absolute move, since both the premise and the conclusion deal with "more difficult".

   8%