In discussing the pros and cons of monetary union

Answer choices

1. A

   Out of Scope: temporal relationship13% picked this

   argues that those making the claim are mistaken about a temporal relationship that

   This answer is saying that the politicians claim to have observed a temporal (before/after) relationship, but the author says they're wrong about the before/after relationship they think they've observed. We don't have a before/after here. The author is arguing that "those making the claim are mistaken about the inevitability of the causal relationship that they claim will follow".

   13%
2. B

   Out of Scope: earlier instance12% picked this

   presents an earlier instance of the action being considered in which the predicted consequences

   This is very close, but the author's evidence is a somewhat analogous instance in which the predicted consequences did not occur. The author isn't actually presenting an earlier instance of the European nations forming a monetary union and not degrading into economic chaos.

   12%
3. C

   Bad Premise Match4% picked this

   argues that the feared consequence would occur regardless of what course of

   The author's premise doesn't sound anything like "economic chaos is going to happen no matter what, so you might as well have a monetary union".

   4%
4. D

   Correct69% picked this

   gives an example of a state of affairs, assumed to be relevantly similar, in which the

   Why this is right

   The author does indeed provide an example of a state of affairs (individual countries), which the author is assuming to be relevantly similar (i.e. analogous), in which the allegedly incompatible elements (diverging living standards, shared currency, economic stability) coexist.

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

   69%
5. E

   Bad Conclusion/Premise Match1% picked this

   points out that if an implicit recommendation is followed, the claim can be neither shown to be true

   We could probably say that the politicians are making an implicit recommendation (don't form a monetary union until living standards have converged). This answer says that our author said, "Well if we prevent European nations from forming a monetary union before their living standards have converged, then we'll never find out whether you were right or wrong about whether economic chaos would result." Naturally, our author said nothing of the sort.

   1%