Logical Reasoning

PT2 · S4 · Q3 The United States has never been

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The United States has never been a great international trader.

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.

3.

In order to advance her point of view, the author does each of the following except

  1. Draw on an analogy

    Trap

    2% picked this

  2. Appeal to historical fact

    Trap

    14% picked this

  3. Identify a cause and an

    Trap

    3% picked this

  4. Suggest a cause of the

    Trap

    3% picked this

  5. Correct

    Question the ethical basis of

    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.

    78% picked this

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