Experienced gardeners advise against

Answer choices

1. A

   Bad Match11% picked this

   According to many gardening authorities, tomatoes should not be planted near dill because doing so is likely to affect their taste adversely; however, since

   This conclusion isn't a prediction with a medium-strong degree; it's a strong judgment about what is and isn't reasonable. The prediction in this argument with a medium-strong degree (likely) is the opposing evidence cited by the expert.

   11%
2. B

   Correct79% picked this

   Since African violets do not thrive in direct sunlight, it is said that in this region these plants should be placed in windows facing

   Why this is right

   This argument proceds in a slightly different order but is logically a great match. We open with a principle cited as opposing evidence (African violets don't do well in sunlight), from which an opinion is derived (it is said that in this region these plants should be planted in northfacing rather than southfacing windows). The premise says that the principle doesn't apply in this particular circumstance (these southfacing windows are well shaded), so we conclude a medium-strong prediction that we don't need to follow that advice (African violets placed in these windows are likely to grow satisfactorily).

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

   79%
3. C

   Bad Evidence Match5% picked this

   Where flowers are to be planted under shade trees, gardening experts often advise using impatiens since impatiens does well in conditions of shade; however,

   Answer C is framed as "Experts say you should X because Y" wheras in our original argument, the advice is " Experts say you should NOT X because Y." The evidence goes on to neutralize Y in a particular case and conclude that we don't need to follow advice X. In answer C, raising the non-conforming case of the shade beneath maple trees doesn't neutralize the original recommendation to avoid something. That makes this tempting answer ultimately a bad match for the evidence.

   5%
4. D

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   Most seeds tend to germinate at much higher rates when planted in warm soil than when planted in cold soil; spinach seeds, however, are

   In D, the expert advice is the conclusion. In our original argument, it's the opposing conclusion. The evidence also has non-matching degree words: most, tend, and we don't support the conclusion by neutralizing the opposing evidence.

   3%
5. E

   Bad Conclusion Match2% picked this

   House plants generally grow best in pots slightly larger than their existing root systems, so the usual advice is to repot when roots first

   In E, the conclusion recommends against following the expert advice in the case of one type of plant. The original argument made a prediction, not a recommendation, and it had the medium strong degree of "unlikely" which E's conclusion does not.

   2%