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Describe how the argument proceeds — the technique it uses to reach its conclusion.
Answers that describe a method the argument doesn't actually use.
Track the role each statement plays, then match that to the choice describing the same moves.
Smith responds to Jones by
citing several studies that invalidate
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accusing Jones of distorting the
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disputing the accuracy of the
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showing that Jones’s evidence actually
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challenging an implicit assumption in
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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