Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Hard

PT126 S1 Q18 Explanation

There is little plausibility

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Stimulus

There is little plausibility to the claim that it is absurd to criticize anyone for being critical. Obviously, people must assess one another and not all assessments will be positive. However, there is wisdom behind the injunction against being judgmental. To be judgmental is do so prior to a serious effort at understanding.

What this question is testing

Main Conclusion

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
18.

Which one of the following most accurately expresses the main conclusion drawn

Answer choices

  1. Premise6% picked this

    To be judgmental is to assess someone negatively prior to making a serious

    This is a premise of the argument.

  2. Opposing Point6% picked this

    It is absurd to criticize anyone for

    The intermediate conclusion asserts the opposite.

  3. Opposing Point20% picked this

    There is some plausibility to the claim that it is absurd to criticize anyone

    The intermediate conclusion asserts the opposite.

  4. Premise3% picked this

    Not all assessments people make of one another will

    This is a premise of the argument.

  5. Correct66% picked this

    There is wisdom behind the injunction against

    Why this is right

    This best paraphrases the argument’s main point.

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

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