Adults have the right to vote

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Stimulus

Adults have the right to vote; so should adolescents. Admittedly, adolescents and adults are not the same. But to the extent that adolescents and adults are different, adults cannot be expected to represent the interests of adolescents. If adults cannot represent the adolescents the vote will these interests be represented.

What this question is testing

Role

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

The statement that adolescents and adults are not the same plays which one of the following roles

Answer choices

Wrong Role4% picked this
It presents the conclusion of the
The conclusion is the second half of the first sentence. A conclusion would never be prefaced with "Admittedly".
4%
Wrong Role2% picked this
It makes a key word in the argument
Nothing in this paragraph ever refines the meaning of a keyword. This answer sounds like it's part of how the author builds her case. The claim we're looking at is a potential objection that the author acknowledges before building her case.
2%
Out of Scope: consequence8% picked this
It illustrates a consequence of one of the claims that are used to
The 2nd sentence doesn't illustrate a logical implication of a premise (as this answer says). It just mentions a potential objection to the idea of giving adolescents the right to vote, given that adults have the right to vote.
8%
Not a Distraction1% picked this
It distracts attention from the point
The 2nd sentence is acknowledging that there's a difference between adults and adolescents. The entire argument is talking about adults, adolescents, and the right to vote. So the 2nd sentence is very germane to main topics.
1%
Correct86% picked this
It concedes a point that is then used to support
Why this is right
The language of "admittedly / granted / naturally" signals that this claim is a concession, which means the author is acknowledging a potential objection to their ideas. This answer says that this concession goes on to actually be support for the conclusion. That's true, since the 3rd sentence is saying, "I agree that adults and teens are different, but because they're different, that means we can't expect adults to represent the interests of teens. Thus, teens should have the right to vote.
Skill tested: Role · how this choice captures the argument's function is the move to repeat next time.
86%

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