Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Hard

PT6 S3 Q23 Explanation

Anthony: It has been established

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Stimulus

Anthony: It has been established that over 80 percent of those who use heroin have a history of having used marijuana. Such evidence would seem to leads to heroin use.

Judith: Maybe smoking marijuana does lead to heroin use, but it is absurd to think that citing those statistics proves that it does. After all, 100 percent of the people a previous history of drinking water.

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
23.

Judith’s reply to Anthony’s argument relies on which one of the following

Answer choices

  1. Trap2% picked this

    offering evidence suggesting that the statistics Anthony cites in support of his

  2. Trap18% picked this

    undermining the credibility of his conclusion by showing that it is a statement from which absurd

  3. Trap1% picked this

    providing an example to show that not everything that promotes heroin

  4. Correct64% picked this

    demonstrating that Anthony’s line of reasoning is flawed by showing that such reasoning can lead

    Why this is right

    Answer D is correct.

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

  5. Trap15% picked this

    calling into question the possibility of ever establishing causal connections solely on the basis

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