Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Easy

PT123 S3 Q7 Explanation

Antonio: One can live a life of moderation

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Stimulus

Antonio: One can live a life of moderation by never deviating from the middle course. But then one loses the joy of spontaneity and misses the opportunities that come to those who chances, or to go too far.

Marla: But one who, in the interests of moderation, never risks going too far is actually failing to live a life of moderation: even in one’s moderation.

What this question is testing

Agree/Disagree

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
7.

Antonio and Marla disagree

Answer choices

  1. Out of Scope4% picked this

    whether it is desirable for people occasionally to take great chances

    What is desirable is not discussed by neither Antonio nor Marla.

  2. Correct82% picked this

    what a life of moderation requires of

    Why this is right

    This points to the dispute about what really constitutes a life of moderation.

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

  3. Half Scope6% picked this

    whether it is possible for a person to embrace other virtues

    While Antonio addresses whether spontaneity and moderation can be embraced, but Marla does not address it.

  4. Out of Scope5% picked this

    how often a person ought to deviate from the middle course

    Neither Antonio nor Marla address what a person ought to do.

  5. Half Scope4% picked this

    whether it is desirable for people to be

    Marla would agree with this statement, but Antonio does not address it.

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