Logical Reasoning

PT124 · S3 · Q16 Editorial: Contrary to popular

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Editorial: Contrary to popular belief, teaching preschoolers is not especially difficult, for they develop strict systems (e.g., for sorting toys by shape), which help them to learn, and they are always intensely curious about something new in their world.

Given

Preschoolers develop strict systems (e.g., for sorting toys by shape), which help them to learn.

Preschoolers are always intensely curious about something new in their world.

Conclusion

Contrary to popular belief, teaching preschoolers is not especially difficult.

Evaluate

The argument needs to consider both the things that make it easier to teach preschoolers and the things that make it more difficult to teach preschoolers. Only after all the factors are taken into consideration can it be judged whether it is indeed easy to teach preschoolers. Any point that would make it less easy to teach preschoolers would weaken this argument.

16.

Which one of the following, if true, most seriously weakens the editorial's argument?

  1. Preschoolers have a tendency to

    Out of Scope - Term Shift

    Strict routines are not relevant to the argument.

    6% picked this

  2. Correct

    Children intensely curious about new

    Why this is right

    This provides a consideration that would make it more difficult to teach preschoolers.

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

    89% picked this

  3. Some older children also develop

    Out of Scope

    Older children are not relevant to the difficulty of teaching preschoolers.

    3% picked this

  4. Preschoolers ask as many creative

    Too Weak

    This requires the assumption that someone who asks creative questions is more difficult to teach.

    2% picked this

  5. Preschool teachers generally report lower

    Strengthens

    This actually supports the conclusion that it is not especially difficult to teach preschoolers.

    1% picked this

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