Logical Reasoning

PT128 · S3 · Q10 Biologists often announce that a

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Biologists often announce that a certain kind of animal has been found capable of using tools; this usually refers to something like using a stick to hunt for ants in a log, or a stone to crack nuts.

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.

10.

Which one of the following most accurately describes the role played in the argument by the claim that the biologists' announcements that a certain animal has been found capable of using tools are unsurprising?

  1. It provides evidence that the

    Trap

    2% picked this

  2. Correct

    It is the conclusion of

    Why this is right

    Answer B is correct.

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

    84% picked this

  3. It is an assumption used

    Trap

    7% picked this

  4. It calls into question the

    Trap

    6% picked this

  5. It addresses a weakness in

    Trap

    1% picked this

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