Logical Reasoning

PT9 · S4 · Q9 Myrna: People should follow diets

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Myrna: People should follow diets in which fat represents no more than 30 percent of total calories, not the 37 percent the average diet in this country contains.

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.

9.

Myrna responds to Roland by

  1. disputing the correctness of the

    Trap

    2% picked this

  2. Correct

    showing that the factors considered

    Why this is right

    Answer B is correct.

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

    95% picked this

  3. demonstrating that the statistics used

    Trap

    1% picked this

  4. suggesting that Roland’s evidence derives

    Trap

    0% picked this

  5. pointing out that Roland’s argument

    Trap

    2% picked this

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