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Break the argument into its conclusion and evidence, then do exactly what the question stem asks with that structure.
Answers that sound relevant to the topic but don't connect to the argument's actual reasoning.
Predict what a right answer must do, then test each choice against the conclusion-evidence gap.
Talbert's and Sklar's statements provide the strongest support for holding that they disagree with each other over whether
chess promotes mental maturity
Although it's clear that Person 1 believes this, we can't well support that Person 2 believes that "chess does not promote mental maturity". Our only support would be "chess has no societal value", which isn't nothing, but it's easier with the correct answer to support the Agree and Disagree positions.
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many activities promote mental maturity
Out of Scope: other activities Unsupported Comparison: just as well We wouldn't be able to extract this idea from either paragraph. No one is comparing how well chess promotes mental maturity to how well other activities do.
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chess is socially valuable and
We know that Person 2 thinks that science is valuable. But we couldn't derive from Person 1 that science is not valuable.
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children should be taught to
Why this is right
Person 1 seems to believe this (it's beneficial and has all these positives), while Person 2 seems to think children should not be taught to play chess (it has no societal value and diverts attention from things that do).
Skill tested: Agree/Disagree · how this choice captures the argument's function is the move to repeat next time.
91% picked this
children who neither play chess
We never talk about kids who don't play chess and don't study science.
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