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Answer choices

1. A

   Bad Conclusion Match12% picked this

   Most novels are not made into movies. However, the more popular a novel is, the more likely it is to be made into a

   This does have all three types of claims we wanted: - a "most" premise - a "volume dial" premise - a "conditional" conclusion Does the 2nd half of the "volume dial" sound like the opposite of the 2nd half of the conclusion (more likely to be ruled by monarch vs. probably not ruled by a monarch)? Nope, the 2nd half of the volume dial is "more likely made into movie" and the 2nd half of the conclusion is "probably not based on novel". That's enough of a mismatch to move on. But it's also true that the 2nd half of the "most" fails to match the 2nd half of the conclusion (not ruled by monarchs vs. probably not ruled by monarchs) The 2nd half of the most is "not made into movie" and the 2nd half of the conclusion is "not based on a novel".

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2. B

   Bad Evidence / Conclusion Match8% picked this

   Most novels are not made into movies. However, the more popular a movie is, the more likely it is that the movie was based

   This does have all three types of claims we wanted: - a "most" premise - a "volume dial" premise - a "conditional" conclusion Does the 2nd half of the "volume dial" sound like the opposite of the 2nd half of the conclusion? Nope, the 2nd half of the volume dial is "more likely based on a novel" and the 2nd half of the conclusion is "probably be made into movie". That's enough of a mismatch to move on. But it's also true that the 2nd half of the "most" fails to match the 2nd half of the conclusion. The 2nd half of the most is "not made into movie" and the 2nd half of the conclusion is "probably will be made into a movie".

   8%
3. C

   Bad Evidence / Conclusion Match10% picked this

   Most novels are not made into movies. Moreover, if a novel is particularly unpopular, it will probably not be made into a movie. Thus,

   This was the inventory of the three types of claims we wanted: - a "most" premise - a "volume dial" premise - a "conditional" conclusion This answer choice has these claims: - a "most" premise - a "conditional" premise - a "volume dial" premise

   10%
4. D

   Correct64% picked this

   Most novels are not made into movies. However, the more popular a novel is, the more likely it is to be made into a

   Why this is right

   This does have all three types of claims we wanted: - a "most" premise - a "volume dial" premise - a "conditional" conclusion Does the 2nd half of the "volume dial" sound like the opposite of the 2nd half of the conclusion? Yes, the 2nd half of the volume dial is "more likely made into movie" and the 2nd half of the conclusion is "probably not be made into movie". Does the 2nd half of the "most" match the 2nd half of the conclusion? The 2nd half of the most is "not made into movie" and the 2nd half of the conclusion is "not be made into movie".

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

   64%
5. E

   Bad Conclusion Match5% picked this

   Most novels are not made into movies. Moreover, the more complex a novel's plot, the less likely the novel is to be made into

   This does have all three types of claims we wanted: - a "most" premise - a "volume dial" premise - a "conditional" conclusion Does the 2nd half of the "volume dial" sound like the opposite of the 2nd half of the conclusion? Kind of. The 2nd half of the volume dial is "less likely made into movie" and the 2nd half of the conclusion is "probably will be made into movie". Does the 2nd half of the "most" match the 2nd half of the conclusion? No. The 2nd half of the most is "not made into movie" and the 2nd half of the conclusion is "probably will be made into a movie".

   5%