Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Easy

PT128 S3 Q8 Explanation

Politician: It is widely accepted

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Stimulus

Politician: It is widely accepted that because democratic politics cannot exist without debate about political issues, and because self-governance flourishes when citizens are allowed to express their feelings verbally, a democratically governed society should refrain from interfering in individual citizens' speech. I argue that a democratically governed society should also refrain from can also serve to make a variety of political statements, without using words.

What this question is testing

Method

Your task

Describe how the argument proceeds — the technique it uses to reach its conclusion.

Common trap

Answers that describe a method the argument doesn't actually use.

Winning move

Track the role each statement plays, then match that to the choice describing the same moves.

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The question
8.

A logical strategy used in the politician's argument

Answer choices

  1. Trap1% picked this

    argue for a conclusion by suggesting that the opposite conclusion leads

  2. Trap2% picked this

    reach a general conclusion based on the absence of clear counterexamples to

  3. Trap6% picked this

    support a conclusion by claiming that it is

  4. Correct86% picked this

    reach a conclusion based on evidence that is similar to evidence commonly thought to support

    Why this is right

    Answer D is correct.

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

  5. Trap5% picked this

    reach a conclusion about what democratically governed societies actually do based on premises about what democratically

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