Logical Reasoning

PT3 · S2 · Q19 Like a number of other articles

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Like a number of other articles, Ian Raghnall’s article relied on a recent survey in which over half the couples applying for divorces listed “money” as a major problem in their marriages.

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.

19.

In the passage, the author does which one of the following?

  1. Undermines a conclusion drawn from

    Trap

    5% picked this

  2. Correct

    Undermines a conclusion drawn from

    Why this is right

    Answer B is correct.

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

    76% picked this

  3. Undermines a conclusion drawn from

    Trap

    2% picked this

  4. Undermines a conclusion drawn from

    Trap

    7% picked this

  5. Undermines a conclusion by showing

    Trap

    10% picked this

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