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Beginners typically decide each chess move by considering the consequences.
Expert players, in contrast, primarily use pattern-recognition techniques.
That is, such a player recognizes having been in a similar position before and makes a decision based on information recalled about the consequences of moves chosen on that prior occasion.
Which one of the following is most strongly supported by the information above?
Beginning chess players are better
While beginning chess players are more likely to play with this strategy, that does not make them better at it.
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A beginning chess player should
What beginning chess players should do is not discussed in the statements.
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One's chess skills will improve
The argument does not rely on conditional logic as this answer suggests, but rather on a comparison.
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In playing chess, an expert
Why this is right
This is supported by the third statement. By recalling information the expert player is relies on his or her memory.
Skill tested: Most Supported · how this choice captures the argument's function is the move to repeat next time.
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Any chess player who played
That expert chess players rely on pattern-recognition as a strategy does not mean that playing other games that require pattern-recognition would benefit their chess skills.
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