Books about architectural works,

Answer choices

1. A

   Unrelated to Goal3% picked this

   Morton’s description of the palaces’ utility

   We’re looking to hear that Morton’s book was intended for a general audience. No part of the rule dealt with whether or not descriptions are accurate.

   3%
2. B

   Unrelated to Goal7% picked this

   Morton’s book does not discuss aspects of the palaces other than utility

   We’re looking to hear that Morton’s book was intended for a general audience. No part of the rule dealt with discussing things other than utility and aesthetic appeal.

   7%
3. C

   Correct72% picked this

   Morton’s book is intended for a

   Why this is right

   We are trying to use the rule provided that allows us to prove that a book is flawed. In order to do so we need to know that book is about architectural works, intended for a general audience, and fails to either talk about utility or aesthetic appeal for at least one of the buildings considered. We were told that Morton’s book is about architectural works and fails to talk about the aesthetic appeal of at least one building it considered. But we hadn’t yet been told that the book was intended for a general audience.

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

   72%
4. D

   Unrelated to Goal3% picked this

   The passage discussing the palace plays a very important role in helping to establish the overall

   We’re looking to hear that Morton’s book was intended for a general audience. We don’t care whether the palace in question plays an important role or a minor role. We only care whether utility and aesthetic appeal were covered for each building discussed.

   3%
5. E

   Unrelated to Goal15% picked this

   The palace discussed at length is one of the most aesthetically important of those treated

   We’re looking to hear that Morton’s book was intended for a general audience.We don’t care whether the palace we heard about is one of the most aesthetically important in the book, or whether it’s the 20th most important.

   15%