Logical Reasoning

PT134 · S1 · Q3 Political scientist: Efforts to create

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Political scientist: Efforts to create a more egalitarian society are often wrongly criticized on the grounds that total equality would necessarily force everyone into a common mold.

Your task

Describe how the argument proceeds — the technique it uses to reach its conclusion.

Common trap

Answers that describe a method the argument doesn't actually use.

Winning move

Track the role each statement plays, then match that to the choice describing the same moves.

3.

The political scientist's argument proceeds by

  1. undermining a view by showing

    Trap

    2% picked this

  2. Correct

    rebutting an objection by attacking

    Why this is right

    Answer B is correct.

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

    93% picked this

  3. attacking a view by claiming

    Trap

    1% picked this

  4. claiming that whatever is true

    Trap

    1% picked this

  5. undermining an apparent counterexample to

    Trap

    5% picked this

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