Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Medium

PT136 S4 Q19 Explanation

Editor Y: This is a good photograph

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Stimulus

Editor Y: This is a good photograph: the composition is attractive, especially in the way the image is in one corner.

Editor Z: It's very pretty, but it's a bad photograph. It doesn't make a statement; there's no obvious smoke to be there.

What this question is testing

Agree/Disagree

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
19.

The editors' dialogue provides the most support for the claim that they disagree with each

Answer choices

  1. Half Scope10% picked this

    a photograph's composition should be related to a statement that

    Editor Z would agree with this statement, but editor Y does not address it.

  2. Half Scope3% picked this

    a photograph that is not attractive can still be a

    Editor Y would disagree with this statement, but editor Z does not address it.

  3. Half Scope9% picked this

    a photograph that makes no statement can still

    Editor Z would agree with this statement, but editor Y does not address it.

  4. Correct76% picked this

    attractiveness by itself can make a photograph a

    Why this is right

    Editor Y would agree with this statement, while editor Z would disagree with it.

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

  5. Half Scope2% picked this

    attractive composition and prettiness are the

    Editor Z would agree with this statement, but editor Y does not address it.

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