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Break the argument into its conclusion and evidence, then do exactly what the question stem asks with that structure.
Answers that sound relevant to the topic but don't connect to the argument's actual reasoning.
Predict what a right answer must do, then test each choice against the conclusion-evidence gap.
Which one of the following most accurately describes the role played in the argument by the claim that the practice of sinking large, obsolete pieces of equipment in coral areas may upset an area's ecological balance in unknown ways?
It is intended to be
1% picked this
It is a claim that
5% picked this
It is a claim that
8% picked this
It is the main conclusion
21% picked this
It is a premise of
Why this is right
Answer E is correct.
Skill tested: Role · how this choice captures the argument's function is the move to repeat next time.
64% picked this
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