Naturalist: A species can survive

Answer choices

1. A

   Wrong Conclusion6% picked this

   The problem with burning fossil fuels is that the supply is limited; so, the faster we expend these resources, the sooner we will

   The conclusion in this answer does not challenge one possible cause and offer an alternative cause, as in the stimulus.

   6%
2. B

   Wrong Conclusion2% picked this

   Many people gain more satisfaction from performing a job well—regardless of whether they like the job—than from doing merely adequately a job they like;

   This argument does not challenge a possible cause of happiness before asserting that performing a job well is the cause of happiness.

   2%
3. C

   Wrong Premise16% picked this

   Some students who study thoroughly do well in school. Thus, what is most important for success in school is not how much time a

   This argument provides an example that supports the asserted cause, but for this answer to be correct the premise should challenge whether the amount of time a student puts into studying could be the more important contributor to success.

   16%
4. D

   Correct74% picked this

   People do not fear change if they know what the change will bring; so, our employees' fear stems not from our company's undergoing change,

   Why this is right

   The argument challenges one cause of the employees' fear by presenting a counter example and proposing an alternative cause.

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

   74%
5. E

   Wrong Conclusion3% picked this

   Until ten years ago, we had good soil and our agriculture flourished. Therefore, the recent decline of our agriculture is a result of our

   This conclusion does not match the original argument since it does not rule out a possible cause of the decline in agriculture before asserting that two factors jointly caused the decline.

   3%