Humankind would not have survived

Answer choices

1. A

   Correct63% picked this

   Students do not raise their grades if they do not increase the amount of time they spend studying. Increased study time requires good time

   Why this is right

   Raise grades ? More study time More study time ? Good time Raise grades. management ???????????????????????????????? Good time management

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

   63%
2. B

   Bad Premise Match Bad Conclusion Match11% picked this

   Organisms are capable of manufacturing their own carbohydrate supply if they do not consume other organisms to obtain it. So plants that consume insects

   We only have 2 premises (original had 3), so that's a quick way to get rid of this. We don't have two conditional premises; we have one conditional and one MOST claim. The conclusion also brings in a brand new idea (bug-eating insects). carbs from others ? make own most plants ? carbs from bugs ????????????????????????????????????? Bug-eating plants ? Photosynthesis

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3. C

   Bad Premise Match Bad Conclusion Match5% picked this

   If fragile ecosystems are not protected by government action their endemic species will perish, for endemic species are by definition those that exist

   We only have 1 premise (original had 3), so that's a quick way to get rid of this. We don't have two conditional premises; we have one conditional. The conclusion is a conditional (the original was not). endemic species ? only lives in one eco ???????????????????????????????????? government protected ecosystems ? endemic species die

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4. D

   Bad Premise Match15% picked this

   The natural resources used by human beings will be depleted if they are not replaced by alternative materials. But since such replacement generally requires

   We only have 2 premises (original had 3). We don't have two conditional premises; we have one conditional and one "probable" claim. natural resources depleted ? replace natural resources with alterative replace natural resources with alternative ? generally requires more power ?????????????????????????????????????????? more power ? depleted

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5. E

   Weak Premise Match5% picked this

   Public buildings do not harmonize with their surroundings if they are not well designed. But any well-designed building is expensive to construct. Thus, either

   We only have 2 premises (original had 3). We have two conditional premises that chain together, but we also need a factual premise that triggers a factual conclusion. This conclusion is either / or. Public buildings harmonize with surroundings ? well designed well designed ? expensive to construct ??????????????????????????? Public buildings ? expensive or harmonizing

   5%