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Updated on: 27 Jan 2019, 02:58
Originally posted by Nightmare007 on 17 Apr 2017, 20:01.
Last edited by Bunuel on 27 Jan 2019, 02:58, edited 3 times in total.
Last edited by Bunuel on 27 Jan 2019, 02:58, edited 3 times in total.
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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.
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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17 Apr 2017, 20:49
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d shows that probability of a question being correct is same as being incorrect. even if this is not the case, the teacher still can say that 60% students gave correct answers.
While E states that it's possible to classify. If it's not possible, then we can doubt the teacher's statement. This is a defender assumption.
Hence E IMO.
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While E states that it's possible to classify. If it's not possible, then we can doubt the teacher's statement. This is a defender assumption.
Hence E IMO.
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17 Apr 2017, 20:55
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Between D and E
My reasoning:
D is telling that an answer can be correct or incorrect that is a kind of general assumption .Here the important point is that whether a teacher can correctly classify the essay.As he/ she claimed that 60% essay are correct .E is the missing link here .It is possible to classify an essay.
