Educators studied the performance

Answer choices

1. A

   Correct88% picked this

   The students compensated for any study time lost due to their jobs but they did not compensate for any study time lost

   Why this is right

   This shows how work does not impede study time as much as an active social life does.

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

   88%
2. B

   Deepens the Paradox2% picked this

   The students who had full-time jobs typically worked late-night hours at

   This makes it harder to understand how the students with jobs performed better than those who did not.

   2%
3. C

   Applies to Both3% picked this

   Better students tend to choose classes that are scheduled to meet early

   To explain a difference an answer cannot apply equally to both groups.

   3%
4. D

   Half Scope3% picked this

   A larger percentage of those students interested in majoring in history had part-time jobs than

   This may reduce the load on those history students with jobs, but it doesn’t explain why those with jobs performed better in class than those with an active social life.

   3%
5. E

   Applies to Both4% picked this

   Although having a job tends to provide a release from stress, thus increasing academic performance, having a full-time job, like having an active social

   This applies to both groups so it cannot explain the difference in outcomes.

   4%