Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Easy

PT17 S2 Q3 Explanation

Wife: The work of the artist

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Stimulus

Wife: The work of the artist who painted the portrait of my grandparents 50 years ago has become quite popular lately, so the portrait has recently become valuable. But since these sorts of artistic fads fade rapidly, the practical thing to do would be to sell the portrait enable our daughter to attend the college she has chosen.

Husband: How could you make such a suggestion? That painting is the only thing you own that belonged to your grandparents. I don't think it's a very good painting, but it has great sentimental value. Besides, you owe it to family as a link to her family's past.

What this question is testing

Strengthen

Your task

Find the choice that makes the argument's conclusion more likely to be true.

Common trap

Answers that are consistent with the argument but add no real support, or that strengthen a claim the argument doesn't make.

Winning move

Locate the gap between evidence and conclusion, then pick the choice that closes it.

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The question
3.

Which one of the following principles, if established, does most to justify

Answer choices

  1. Trap3% picked this

    Gifts offered as sentimental tokens of affection should not be accepted if the recipient intends to sell

  2. Trap4% picked this

    A beautiful work of art is more valuable than the money it could be sold

  3. Correct92% picked this

    It is more important for parents to provide their children with tangible links to the family’s past than it is to enable them to

    Why this is right

    Answer C is correct.

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

  4. Trap1% picked this

    Children and grandchildren have a duty to preserve family heirlooms only if they have promised their parents or grandparents

  5. Trap1% picked this

    Providing one’s children with an education is more important than providing them with material goods, even if the

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