Logical Reasoning

PT15 · S3 · Q1 Those who support the continued reading

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Those who support the continued reading and performance of Shakespeare's plays maintain that in England appreciation for his work has always extended beyond educated elites and that ever since Shakespeare's own time his plays have always been known and loved by comparatively uneducated people.

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 main point of the argument is to

  1. suggest that knowledge of Shakespeare’s

    Trap

    4% picked this

  2. Correct

    provide evidence that at some

    Why this is right

    Answer B is correct.

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

    83% picked this

  3. prove that early eighteenth-century appreciation

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    0% picked this

  4. demonstrate that since Shakespeare’s time

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    8% picked this

  5. confirm the skepticism of the

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