The Asian elephant walks with

Answer choices

1. A

   Bad Description4% picked this

   If an animal cannot accelerate, then it

   This connects acceleration ability to running, but the argument doesn't need that. The argument grants the elephant can accelerate (it just does so by taking quicker steps). The conclusion about not running comes from the feet-on-ground premise, not from inability to accelerate.

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2. B

   Correct90% picked this

   To run, an animal must have all of its feet off the

   Why this is right

   This is the bridge. To run, an animal must have all of its feet off the ground at once. The premise tells us the Asian elephant always has at least two feet on the ground — meaning it never has all feet off at once. By this definition, the elephant doesn't run. Conclusion guaranteed.

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

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3. C

   Out of Scope3% picked this

   The Asian elephant can walk as quickly as some

   This compares walking speeds across species. The argument is about whether the elephant's movement counts as running, not about how fast it walks compared to other animals' running. This doesn't bridge to the conclusion.

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4. D

   Out of Scope1% picked this

   It is unusual for a four-legged animal to keep three feet on the

   What's "unusual" for four-legged animals doesn't define running. The argument needs a rule about what running is, not about what walking pattern is statistically common.

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5. E

   Too Strong3% picked this

   All four-legged animals walk with at least two feet on the ground

   This generalizes the elephant's walking habit to all four-legged animals. The argument doesn't need that. It only needs a definition of running that the Asian elephant fails to meet. Even if other animals run differently, that doesn't establish that this elephant doesn't run.

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