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Answer choices

1. A

   Too Strong: not important6% picked this

   Financial problems are not an important factor contributing to the

   This answer makes a stronger claim than the passage suggests. The author's argument does not deny the impact of financial problems but rather questions the survey's adequacy in proving them to be the major issue.

   6%
2. B

   Unsupported Comparison0% picked this

   Marital problems are more easily solved by marriage counselors than by married couples

   This claim suggests a comparison about problem-solving methods, which was never discussed in the passage. The passage focuses solely on the issue of whether financial problems are the major factor in marriages, not on how marital issues are resolved.

   0%
3. C

   Correct72% picked this

   The conclusion drawn in Raghnall’s article is

   Why this is right

   This matches the author's main point that Raghnall's conclusion about financial problems being the major issue in marriages is not justified by the survey data.

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

   72%
4. D

   Background1% picked this

   Over half the couples applying for divorces listed money as a major problem

   This answer repeats a piece of data, so we know it isn't giving us the Conclusion, which should be an opinion. This piece of data is interpreted by Raghnall and others in a way that the author is saying is unwarranted.

   1%
5. E

   Assumption-Bait21% picked this

   Many articles wrongly claim that financial problems are the major factor contributing to

   The passage does not claim that many articles are wrong, nor does it make a broad statement about articles in general. Instead, it focuses on the survey data and Raghnall’s conclusions from it. This answer is fishing for people to think "what ELSE might the author believe", but our task is to repeat the conclusion the author uttered out loud.

   21%