Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Easy

PT141 S4 Q4 Explanation

Psychologist: Some have argued

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Stimulus

Psychologist: Some have argued that Freudian psychotherapy is the most effective kind because it is so difficult and time consuming. But surely this does not follow. Similar reasoning-e.g., concluding that a car-repair chain has the most effective technique for repairing cars because the cars so much time in the shop-would never be accepted.

What this question is testing

Method

Your task

Describe how the argument proceeds — the technique it uses to reach its conclusion.

Common trap

Answers that describe a method the argument doesn't actually use.

Winning move

Track the role each statement plays, then match that to the choice describing the same moves.

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The question
4.

The reasoning technique employed by the psychologist is that of attempting to undermine

Answer choices

  1. Trap5% picked this

    introducing a principle that contradicts the one on which the argument

  2. Trap3% picked this

    questioning the truth of its

  3. Correct86% picked this

    presenting an analogous argument whose conclusion is thought to be

    Why this is right

    Answer C is correct.

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

  4. Trap4% picked this

    claiming that the argument is based on a

  5. Trap2% picked this

    suggesting that a supposed cause of a phenomenon is actually an effect

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