Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Medium

PT129 S2 Q16 Explanation

Software reviewer: Dictation software

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Stimulus

Software reviewer: Dictation software allows a computer to produce a written version of sentences that are spoken to it. Although dictation software has been promoted as a labor-saving invention, it fails to live up to its billing. The laborious part of writing is in the thinking and the software's error-filled output generally squanders any time saved in typing.

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
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

Answer choices

  1. Contradiction19% picked this

    It is the argument's main conclusion but not its

    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.

  2. Correct76% picked this

    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.

  3. Wrong Role3% picked this

    It is an intermediate conclusion that is offered as direct support for the

    This argument does not contain an intermediate conclusion.

  4. Wrong Role1% picked this

    It is a premise offered in support of the

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

  5. Wrong Role / Contradiction1% picked this

    It is a premise offered as direct support for an intermediate conclusion

    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.

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