Whether or not one can rightfully call

Answer choices

1. A

   Correct89% picked this

   The object of a person's faithfulness partially determines whether or not that

   Why this is right

   This reiterates the meaning of the first sentence, just like we were hoping for. Whereas the first sentence used the form, "Whether not X is Y depends on Z", this answer choice rephrases that as, "Z partially determines whether or not X is Y".

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

   89%
2. B

   Premise4% picked this

   Virtuous behavior is praiseworthy by

   This does not match the first sentence, so it can't be right. It happens to be the 2nd claim, which is one of the premises.

   4%
3. C

   Assumption / Inference3% picked this

   Behavior that emerges from hatred or animosity cannot be

   This does not match the 1st sentence, so it can't be right. It also isn't a claim that was ever said, so it definitely can't be right no matter which claim we identified as the conclusion. These answers, which spit back an assumption or implication of the argument, feel tempting to people because it would be a correct answer to a different question type. But Main Conclusion is just about identifying which explicit claim is the conclusion and picking the answer that matches that claim.

   3%
4. D

   Unstated1% picked this

   Faithfulness and resentment are obviously different, despite

   This does not match the 1st sentence, so it isn't right. It also isn't a claim that was ever said, so it definitely can't be right no matter which claim we identified as the conclusion.

   1%
5. E

   Premise3% picked this

   Resentment should not be considered a

   This does not match the 1st sentence, so it isn't right. It more or less replicates the meaning of "which is why no one considers resentment virtuous", which is part of the evidence.

   3%