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A teacher in an English literature class analyzed answers given by her students on a written test and concluded that their answers for a given essay were right, on average, 60 percent of the time.
The conclusion above depends on the presumption that_________________.
(A) literature classes can teach students successfully even if they are only right a fraction of the time.
(B) teachers that analyze the success of their students are just as good teachers as those that don’t.
(C) teachers consistently teaching literature must be careful in giving essay tests to avoid the presumption that their point of view is always correct.
(D) answers to essays on a literature exam are just as likely to be correct as they are to be incorrect.
(E) it is possible to classify an answer to an essay question as being either right or wrong.
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[spoiler=]Hi Can you please tell me difference between D and E . ?
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Premise : A teacher in an English literature class analyzed answers given by her students on a written tes
Conclusion: their answers for a given essay were right, on average, 60 percent of the time.
Pre-thinking - teacher can correctly determine if the answer can be classified as correct or incorrect and they have the capability to do so efficiently.
(A) literature classes can teach students successfully even if they are only right a fraction of the time. [
Out of Scope - we are not concerned if literature classes can be successful or not]
(B) teachers that analyze the success of their students are just as good teachers as those that don’t. [
Suppose even if they are not good teachers, does it impact the way the teacher assesses that 60% of the time the answer is correct? Nah, it doesn't. So this can't be the answer]
(C) teachers consistently teaching literature must be careful in giving essay tests to avoid the presumption that their point of view is always correct. [
Out of Scope - no such mention of avoiding the presumption]
(D) answers to essays on a literature exam are just as likely to be correct as they are to be incorrect. [
Even if the likeliness is not the same, it can still be calculated by the teacher and come to the conclusion given above - hence this can't be the answer.]
(E) it is possible to classify an answer to an essay question as being either right or wrong. [
Now this seems correct. If it say NOT possible to classify them as right or wrong, them the whole argument will fall apart. Hence, this is a correct assumption and the CORRECT answer.]