Logical Reasoning

PT126 · S3 · Q21 Any student who is not

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Any student who is not required to hand in written homework based on the reading assignments in a course will not complete all of the reading assignments.

Evidence

Any student who is not required to ~WH → ~RH hand in written homework based on the reading assignments in a course will not complete all of the reading assignments.

Conclusion

If the students in a course are given ~WH → ~HG several reading assignments and no written assignments, no student in that course will receive a high grade for the course.

Evaluate

The argument assumes that if students ~RH → ~HG do not complete their reading assignments, they will not receive a high grade for the course.

21.

The conclusion of the argument follows logically if which one of the following is assumed?

  1. Correct

    No student who completes anything

    Why this is right

    This bridges the gap between ~RH → ~HG not completing all of the reading assignment and not getting a high grade in the course.

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

    69% picked this

  2. Any student who completes all

    Negated Assumption

    This answer negates the RH → HG assumption of the argument.

    13% picked this

  3. All highly motivated students who

    Too Weak / Negated Assumption

    This answer is too weak in HM + RH → HG that it only pertains to highly motivated students while the conclusion is about all students. Furthermore, this simply negates the argument’s assumption in this weaker form.

    2% picked this

  4. If highly motivated students are

    Too Weak / Negated Premise

    This answer is too weak in HM + WH → RH that it only pertains to highly motivated students while the conclusion is about all students. Furthermore, this simply negates the argument’s premise in this weaker form.

    6% picked this

  5. Some highly motivated students will

    Too Weak / Negated Conclusion

    This answer is too weak in HM + WH → HG that it only pertains to some highly motivated students while the conclusion is about all students. Furthermore, this simply negates the argument’s conclusion in this weaker form.

    10% picked this

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