Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Easy

PT143 S4 Q22 Explanation

Librarian: Some argue that the preservation

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Stimulus

Librarian: Some argue that the preservation grant we received should be used to restore our original copy of our town’s charter, since if the charter is not restored, it will soon deteriorate beyond repair. But this document, although sentimentally important, has no scholarly value. Copies are readily available. Since we are a be better spent preserving documents that have significant scholarly value.

What this question is testing

Role

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
22.

The claim that the town’s charter, if not restored, will soon deteriorate beyond repair plays which one of the following roles

Answer choices

  1. Too Strong6% picked this

    It is a claim that the librarian’s argument attempts to show

    The librarian’s argument attempts to show that a conclusion based on this premise is false, but does not go so far as to say that this claim itself is false.

  2. Wrong Role7% picked this

    It is the conclusion of the argument that the librarian’s

    This claim is the support for the conclusion rejected by the librarian’s argument.

  3. Correct82% picked this

    It is a premise in an argument whose conclusion is rejected by

    Why this is right

    This correctly describes the role of the claim as opposing support.

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

  4. Wrong Role3% picked this

    It is a premise used to support the librarian’s

    The claim does not support the librarian’s argument, but rather supports the opposing point.

  5. Wrong Role3% picked this

    It is a claim whose truth is required by the

    The claim does not support the librarian’s argument, but rather supports the opposing point.

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