Administrators of educational institutions

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Stimulus

Administrators of educational institutions are enthusiastic about the educational use of computers because they believe that it will enable schools to teach far more courses with far fewer teachers than traditional methods allow. Many teachers fear computers for the same reason. But this reason is mistaken. Computerized instruction requires more, not less, number of teachers would require an accompanying reduction in courses offered.

What this question is testing

Role

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

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The statement that the educational use of computers enables schools to teach far more courses with far fewer teachers figures in the argument in which

Answer choices

Wrong Role / Contradiction5% picked this
It is presented as a possible explanation for an observation that
The claim is not part of the author's argument, while this answer implies that it is. Furthermore, while the claim does provide an explanation of an observation, it provides an explanation for the observation that precedes it.
5%
Wrong Role6% picked this
It is a statement of the problem the argument sets out
The argument does not set out to solve this problem, but rather to refute this claim.
6%
Correct82% picked this
It is a statement that the argument is designed
Why this is right
This best describes the role of opposing point.
Skill tested: Role · how this choice captures the argument's function is the move to repeat next time.
82%
Wrong Role6% picked this
It is a statement offered in support of the argument's
This claim is not used as support of the main conclusion, but rather represents the claim the main conclusion is designed to refute.
6%
Wrong Role1% picked this
It is the argument's main
The claim is not the main conclusion, but rather what the main conclusion is designed to refute.
1%

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