Logical Reasoning

PT125 · S4 · Q3 Researcher: Any country can

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Researcher: Any country can determine which type of public school system will work best for it by investigating the public school systems of other countries.

Evidence

Nationwide tests could be given in each country and other countries could adopt the system of the country that has the best scores on these tests.

Conclusion

Any country can determine which type of public school system will work best for it by investigating the public school systems of other countries.

Evaluate

This argument doesn't consider the fact that a public school system that works best for one country may not work best for another country. Those countries may have different circumstances that preclude a particular school system that works well in one place from working well in another.

3.

Which one of the following is an assumption required by the researcher's argument?

  1. Correct

    A type of school system

    Why this is right

    This ensures that what works well in one country will also work well in another.

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

    87% picked this

  2. A number of children in

    Weakens

    This answer suggests that the results of one country's school system may not transfer to another country because the student populations are possibly different.

    0% picked this

  3. If two countries performed differently

    Too Strong

    The argument does not go so far as to assume that the reasons for different outcomes could be determined.

    3% picked this

  4. Most countries in the research

    Out of scope

    The argument is about what is possible, not what is already occurring.

    1% picked this

  5. The nationwide testing in the

    Too Strong

    So long as the tests are appropriate for the grade level at which they are administered, the nationwide testing need not target as closely as possible comparable grade levels.

    8% picked this

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