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Find the assumption that, if added, guarantees the conclusion follows.
Answers that only partly bridge the gap, leaving the conclusion unproven.
Identify the new term in the conclusion and pick the choice that links it to the evidence.
The conclusion of the argument above follows logically if which one of the following is assumed?
Mass is dependent on gravitational
Unrelated to Goal: not about orbits
6% picked this
According to the Newtonian theory,
Why this is right
Answer B is correct.
Skill tested: Sufficient Assumption · how this choice captures the argument's function is the move to repeat next time.
72% picked this
The Newtonian theory of gravity
Unrelated to Goal: not about orbits
2% picked this
Knowing what an object is
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7% picked this
The gravitational force between the
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