Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Easy

PT139 S4 Q24 Explanation

Parents who consistently laud

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Stimulus

Parents who consistently laud their children for every attempt to accomplish something, whether successful or not, actually erode the youngsters' sense of self-esteem. Children require commendation for their achievements, but if uniformly praised for both what they have accomplished and what they have merely attempted, they effect, such children never hear any praise at all.

What this question is testing

Main Conclusion

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
24.

Which one of the following most accurately expresses the overall conclusion of

Answer choices

  1. Unstated2% picked this

    Parents should praise their children for

    Not only does this not match the first sentence, it was never said at all, so it can't possibly be the correct answer. The main conclusion is a visible claim (almost always -- Main Point is allowed to be a gist-y takeaway).

  2. Premise13% picked this

    Children whose actions are praised undeservedly eventually learn to discount all

    This does not match the first sentence. It matches the premise.

  3. Unstated2% picked this

    Parents need to distinguish between their own expectations for their children and what their children are

    Not only does this not match the first sentence, it was never said at all, so it can't possibly be the correct answer.

  4. Correct82% picked this

    Children's self-esteem will suffer if their parents uniformly praise their attempts to accomplish things regardless of

    Why this is right

    This matches the first sentence.

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

  5. Unstated1% picked this

    Children will develop low self-esteem if their parents do not praise them

    This does not match the first sentence, and it was never said at all.

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