Logical Reasoning

PT138 · S2 · Q17 Brianna: It would have been better

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Brianna: It would have been better to buy a tree last summer rather than this summer.

The one we bought this summer is struggling to survive this summer’s drought.

Last summer’s normal rainfall would have enabled it to develop established roots.

Trees with established roots can better withstand droughts.

If we had bought one last summer, it would have been able to survive this summer’s drought.

It would have been better to buy a tree last summer rather than this summer.

17.

Which one of the following most accurately expresses the overall conclusion drawn in Brianna's argument?

Correct
It would have been better
Why this is right
This matches Brianna’s conclusion word for word.
Skill tested: Main Conclusion · how this choice captures the argument's function is the move to repeat next time.
85% picked this
The tree purchased this summer
Evidence
This is a premise in the argument.
1% picked this
If a tree had been
Intermediate Conclusion
This is an intermediate conclusion; it is supported by premises and supports the main point.
9% picked this
A tree purchased last summer
Evidence
This is a premise in the argument.
2% picked this
Trees with established roots can
Evidence
This is a premise in the argument.
4% picked this

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