Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Easy

PT16 S3 Q4 Explanation

Bart: A mathematical problem that

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Stimulus

Bart: A mathematical problem that defied solution for hundreds of years has finally yielded to a supercomputer. The process by which the supercomputer derived the result is so complex, however, that Consequently, the result is unacceptable.

Anne: In scientific research, if the results of a test can be replicated in other tests, the results are acceptable even though the way they were derived might not be fully understood. Therefore, if a mathematical result derived by supercomputers following the same procedure, it is acceptable.

What this question is testing

Agree/Disagree

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 question
4.

The exchange between Bart and Anne most strongly supports the view that they

Answer choices

  1. Trap6% picked this

    whether a scientific result that has not been replicated can properly

  2. Trap5% picked this

    whether the result that a supercomputer derives for a mathematical problem must be replicated on another supercomputer before

  3. Correct87% picked this

    the criterion to be used for accepting a mathematical result derived

    Why this is right

    Answer C is correct.

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

  4. Trap1% picked this

    the level of complexity of the process to which Bart refers

  5. Trap1% picked this

    the relative complexity of mathematical problems as compared to

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