Logical Reasoning

PT17 · S2 · Q4 The husband uses which one of the

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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.

Your task

Describe how the argument proceeds — the technique it uses to reach its conclusion.

Common trap

Answers that describe a method the argument doesn't actually use.

Winning move

Track the role each statement plays, then match that to the choice describing the same moves.

4.

The husband uses which one of the following argumentative techniques in replying to the wife's suggestion?

  1. taking issue with the practicality

    Trap

    6% picked this

  2. questioning her aesthetic judgment

    Trap

    1% picked this

  3. claiming that the reasons she

    Trap

    1% picked this

  4. asserting that the evidence she

    Trap

    0% picked this

  5. Correct

    invoking a competing obligation that

    Why this is right

    Answer E is correct.

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

    93% picked this

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