Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Medium

PT6 S3 Q21 Explanation

Joel: A myth is a narrative

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Stimulus

Joel: A myth is a narrative told to convey a community’s traditional wisdom. Myths are not generally told in the modern world because there are no longer bodies of be conveyed in this way.

Giselle: Of course there are myths in the modern world. For example, there is the myth of the machine: we see the human body as a machine, to be fixed by mending defective parts. This may not be can deny the existence of that myth?

What this question is testing

Method

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.

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The question
21.

Which one of the following most accurately characterizes Giselle’s response to

Answer choices

  1. Trap2% picked this

    It offers a scientific explanation to a problem of

  2. Trap18% picked this

    It points out a weakness in Joel’s position by advancing an

  3. Trap1% picked this

    It is based on an unsupported distinction between traditional societies and

  4. Trap1% picked this

    It assumes that Joel is a medically

  5. Correct78% picked this

    It offers a counterexample that calls into question part of Joel’s

    Why this is right

    Answer E is correct.

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

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