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Although parapsychology is often considered a pseudoscience, it is in fact a genuine scientific enterprise, for it uses scientific methods such as controlled experiments and statistical tests of clearly stated hypotheses to examine the questions it raises.
The conclusion above is properly drawn if which of the following is assumed?
(A) If a field of study can conclusively answer the questions it raises, then it is a genuine science.
(B) Since parapsychology uses scientific methods, it will produce credible results.
(C) Any enterprise that does not use controlled experiments and statistical tests is not genuine science.
(D) Any field of study that employs scientific methods is a genuine scientific enterprise.
(E) Since parapsychology raises clearly statable questions, they can be tested in controlled experiments.
Verbal Question of The Day: Day 273: Critical Reasoning
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This is a challenging
Critical Reasoning question that is focused at determining assumption.
Understanding the passage:
Although parapsychology is often considered a pseudoscience, it is in fact a genuine scientific enterprise, for it uses scientific methods such as controlled experiments and statistical tests of clearly stated hypotheses to examine the questions it raises.
>>>author considers parapsychology to be a genuine scientific enterprise
>>> this is because it uses scientific methods such as controlled experiments and statistical tests of clearly stated hypotheses to examine questions
Question stem: The conclusion above is properly drawn if which of the following is assumed?
In what scenario the conclusion that parapsychology is a genuine scientific enterprise won't hold given that:
>>>scientific methods such as controlled experiments and statistical tests of clearly stated hypotheses to examine the questions
Scenario: If scientific methods usage is not enough to qualify for being a genuine scientific enterprise. In this case the cause and effect relationship will cease to exist and the conclusion will no longer hold true.
Answer Choice Analysis:
(A) If a field of study can conclusively answer the questions it raises, then it is a genuine science.
Out of context
The argument does not correlate ability of a field of study to conclusively answer the questions it raises with being a genuine science.
(B) Since parapsychology uses scientific methods, it will produce credible results.
Out of context
The argument does not specify if use of scientific methods guarantee credible results. Also, this statement is not an absolute necessity for conclusion to hold true.
(C) Any enterprise that does not use controlled experiments and statistical tests is not genuine science.
Out of scope
We have to find the assumption required for the conclusion to hold true. This option is not related to the context.
(D) Any field of study that employs scientific methods is a genuine scientific enterprise.
This is in line with our pre-thinking. Our conclusion that parapsychology is a genuine science will hold true if any field of study that employs scientific methods is a genuine scientific enterprise.
(E) Since parapsychology raises clearly statable questions, they can be tested in controlled experiments.
Out of context .
Information given in the option is not related with establishing or negating the conclusion.
Answer is (D)
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