Logical Reasoning

PT129 · S2 · Q16 Software reviewer: Dictation software

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Software reviewer: Dictation software allows a computer to produce a written version of sentences that are spoken to it.

Main Conclusion

[Dictation software] fails to live up to its billing.

Premises

The laborious part of writing is the thinking and the editing, not the typing.

And proofreading the software's error-filled output generally squanders any time saved in typing.

Opposing Point

Dictation software has been promoted as a labor-saving invention.

No Role

Dictation software allows a computer to produce a written version of sentences that are spoken to it.

16.

Which one of the following most accurately describes the role played in the software reviewer's argument by the claim that dictation software fails to live up to its billing?

  1. It is the argument's main

    Contradiction

    While this answer correctly describes the role of the claim as a conclusion, it incorrectly suggest that there is more than one conclusion in the argument.

    19% picked this

  2. Correct

    It is the argument's only

    Why this is right

    This best describes the role of the main conclusion.

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

    76% picked this

  3. It is an intermediate conclusion

    Wrong Role

    This argument does not contain an intermediate conclusion.

    3% picked this

  4. It is a premise offered

    Wrong Role

    The claim is supported by other claims and so it is not a premise of the argument.

    1% picked this

  5. It is a premise offered

    Wrong Role / Contradiction

    The claim is supported by other claims and so it is not a premise of the argument. Furthermore, there is no intermediate conclusion in this argument.

    0% picked this

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