North Americans who travel to

Answer choices

1. A

   Bad Premise Match10% picked this

   A person who wants to learn to play the piano should study classical music, because though it is more difficult to play than is

   The conclusions match decently: Someone learning Europe should study Italy Someone learning piano should study classical But then the first premise is totally opposite: Italy is easier to get to know than other countries vs. classical is more difficult than popular music

   10%
2. B

   Bad Match6% picked this

   To overcome a fear of water that prevents one from swimming, one should paddle about in shallow water with a trusted friend

   The only real similarity here is that the argument is giving advice. But this answer involves a solution to a problem, a way to overcome an obstacle. There aren't really even premises to this "argument"; we would have to intuit the supporting ideas, like - shallow water / trusted friend / good swimmer all make a scary situation less scary And in general, the recommendation to be in shallow water is a mismatch for the original argument, which encouraged depth not superficial impressions.

   6%
3. C

   Correct71% picked this

   Edith Wharton is the most accessible of the classical U.S. writers. So in order to provide a superb introduction to U.S. literature, a class

   Why this is right

   We can match conclusions: if you're introducing yourself to Europe, you should emphasize Italy vs. if you're introducing yourself to US Lit, you should emphasize Edith And we can match premises decently: Italy is easier to get to know than other Euro countries vs. Edith is the most accessible of US Lit writers You should acquire a thorough knowledge of at least one country vs. You should emphasize Edith while also studying others That last premise is probably the hardest one to accept as a good match, but overall this answer is still "best available".

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

   71%
4. D

   Bad Match9% picked this

   One can appreciate Taiko-drumming only if one understands how physically demanding it is. Thus, one should see Taiko-drumming and not just hear it

   The crux of this argument is that you should experience something in person to appreciate it fully, because a full appreciation requires knowing X, and it's implied that you'd only know X in person. This principle has nothing to do with the Europe example. Someone traveling to Europe for the first time is definitely seeing stuff in person. The advice in the original argument is not about whether to see stuff in person; it's about which stuff to see and for how long.

   9%
5. E

   Topic-Trap Bad Conclusion Match4% picked this

   One should travel through North America by train rather than by automobile, because train travel imparts the same sense of open space as does

   We should be immediately unnerved by the fact that this argument is also about travel and also about North America. Those are the sort of superficial topic-similarities they use to bait us into incorrect answers. This conclusion is saying "you should do X rather than Y", and the evidence is also about comparing X to Y. The original argument is not saying some head-to-head comparison like, "You should go to Italy rather than Germany. After all, Italy has good food just like Germany, but it also has antiquities that date back 2000 years."

   4%