Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Easy

PT3 S4 Q2 Explanation

Behind the hope that computers

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Stimulus

Behind the hope that computers can replace teachers is the idea that the student’s understanding of the subject being taught consists in knowing facts and rules, the job of a teacher being to make the facts and rules explicit and convey them to the student, either by practice drills or by coaching. concepts underlying them, the hope that the computer will eventually replace the teacher is fundamentally misguided.

What this question is testing

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Your task

Find the choice that makes the argument's conclusion less likely to be true.

Common trap

Answers that look negative but attack a claim the argument never relied on.

Winning move

Find the assumption the argument depends on, then pick the choice that undermines it.

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The question
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Which one of the following, if true, would most seriously undermine the author’s conclusion that computers will not eventually be

Answer choices

  1. Trap0% picked this

    Computers are as good as teachers at drilling students on facts

  2. Trap2% picked this

    The job of a teacher is to make students understand the general concepts underlying specific

  3. Correct93% picked this

    It is possible to program computers so that they can teach the understanding of general concepts that underlie

    Why this is right

    Answer C is correct.

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

  4. Trap2% picked this

    Because they are not subject to human error, computers are better than teachers at conveying

  5. Trap2% picked this

    It is not possible for students to develop an understanding of the concepts underlying facts and rules through

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