Some cleaning fluids

Answer choices

1. A

   Inference-Bait6% picked this

   Houseplants can remove benzene from the

   We know benzene is a toxin and that houseplants can remove some toxins, so this answer is trying to bait us into assuming that houseplants can remove benzene. But even if we knew this, it would be a Premise, a reason for ultimately concluding "it would be a good idea to have houseplants!"

   6%
2. B

   Inference Bait0% picked this

   Nonsynthetic products do not release toxins

   This sounds nothing like our goal (get some houseplants if your house is poorly ventilated / well insulated). It sounds more like a trap answer on an Inference question. We were told that synthetic products release toxins, so this is doing the classic "Illegal Opposite" kind of answer that "non-synthetics don't release toxins". This is essentially an Illegal Negation of a background fact.

   0%
3. C

   Word Salad / Unrelated to Goal2% picked this

   Keeping houseplants is an effective means of trapping heat in a

   The passage is making us think that houseplants would absorb toxins that get trapped in the house. It says nothing about houseplants trapping heat. The insulation traps the heat (and the toxins).

   2%
4. D

   Correct74% picked this

   Keeping houseplants can compensate for some of the negative effects of

   Why this is right

   It suggests that houseplants can alleviate the problem of trapped toxins in houses with poor ventilation, aligning with the evidence about houseplants removing toxins.

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

   74%
5. E

   Unsupported Comparison17% picked this

   The air in a well-insulated house with houseplants will contain fewer toxins than the air in a

   This statement makes a comparison that the argument does not cover. The argument only mentions houseplants removing some toxins; it does not compare toxin levels in different house types.

   17%