Logical Reasoning

PT15 · S3 · Q16 Dr. Godfrey: Now that high school

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Dr. Godfrey: Now that high school students are allowed to work more than 15 hours per week at part‐time jobs, those who actually do so show less interest in school and get lower grades than those who do not work as many hours at part‐time jobs.

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.

16.

The answer to which one of the following would be the most helpful in determining whether the conclusion that Dr. Godfrey draws could be logically defended against Dr. Nash’s counterargument?

whether people who have had
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6% picked this
whether students are allowed to
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1% picked this
Correct
whether the students who work
Why this is right
Answer C is correct.
Skill tested: Evaluate · how this choice captures the argument's function is the move to repeat next time.
92% picked this
whether employers and high school
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1% picked this
whether high school students who
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1% picked this

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