Logical Reasoning

PT12 · S1 · Q5 Oscar: I have been accused

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Oscar: I have been accused of plagiarizing the work of Ethel Myers in my recent article.

Your task

Find the assumption that, if added, guarantees the conclusion follows.

Common trap

Answers that only partly bridge the gap, leaving the conclusion unproven.

Winning move

Identify the new term in the conclusion and pick the choice that links it to the evidence.

5.

Which one of the following principles, if established, would justify Oscar’s judgment?

  1. A writer has no right

    Trap

    21% picked this

  2. The writer of an article

    Trap

    2% picked this

  3. Plagiarism is never justified, but

    Trap

    2% picked this

  4. Correct

    An author is entitled to

    Why this is right

    Answer D is correct.

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

    74% picked this

  5. Authors are entitled to quote

    Trap

    2% picked this

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