Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Easy

PT134 S3 Q10 Explanation

People often admonish us

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Stimulus

People often admonish us to learn the lessons of history, but, even if it were easy to discover what the past was really like, it is nearly impossible to discover its lessons. We are supposed, for example, to learn the lessons of World War I. But what are they? And were we we shall never again have a situation just like World War I.

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
10.

That we should learn the lessons of history figures in the argument in which one of

Answer choices

  1. Out of Scope: problem to resolve5% picked this

    It sets out a problem the argument as a whole is

    This conversation is about the author rejecting advice people think we should follow. It's not about the author trying to resolve a problem.

  2. Wrong Role4% picked this

    It is compatible with accepting the argument's conclusion and with

    This makes it seem like the Role played was Background. But we were looking for Counterpoint, Opposing, The Enemy. The argument's implicit conclusion is, "This advice is dumb", so this advice is not compatible with accepting that claim.

  3. Too Strong: simply takes for granted2% picked this

    It is a position that the argument simply takes for granted

    The author doesn't just assume it's false. She presents an entire argument to support the idea that it's false.

  4. Correct86% picked this

    It expresses the position the argument as a whole is directed

    Why this is right

    This is a synonym for Counterpoint / Opposing Position / The Enemy.

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

  5. Never the Answer4% picked this

    It is an assumption that is required in order to establish

    Assumptions are by definition invisible, so there has never been (and presumably will never be) a correct answer on Role that says, the role this [explicit] claim played was to be an [invisible] assumption.

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