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10 Jul 2022, 04:13
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Journalist: Researchers surveyed 1,000 people who had experienced personal catastrophes.
They found that those who formulated new personal goals after such disasters achieved
personal readjustment more effectively and more quickly than those who had not done so.
Assuming that the study was done correctly, it follows that to bring about readjustment in
such people most quickly and most effectively, counselors should mainly focus on
encouraging their clients to formulate new personal goals.
Which of the following most accurately describes a flaw in the journalist's reasoning?
(A) The journalist relies on the use of emotively colored language, rather than on the
presentation of data.
(B) The argument fails to consider that the readjustment even of those who have not
experienced personal catastrophes might be expedited by the formulation of new personal
goals.
(C) The argument fails to consider whether, for those who have experienced personal
catastrophes in their lives, maintaining previous personal goals might be beneficial for
readjustment.
(D) The journalist’s generalization about what counselors should do relies on a study that, in its
collection of data,did not include a sample of counselors.
(E) The argument fails to consider the possibility that formation of new personal goals is an
early stage of readjustment rather than its cause.
They found that those who formulated new personal goals after such disasters achieved
personal readjustment more effectively and more quickly than those who had not done so.
Assuming that the study was done correctly, it follows that to bring about readjustment in
such people most quickly and most effectively, counselors should mainly focus on
encouraging their clients to formulate new personal goals.
Which of the following most accurately describes a flaw in the journalist's reasoning?
(A) The journalist relies on the use of emotively colored language, rather than on the
presentation of data.
(B) The argument fails to consider that the readjustment even of those who have not
experienced personal catastrophes might be expedited by the formulation of new personal
goals.
(C) The argument fails to consider whether, for those who have experienced personal
catastrophes in their lives, maintaining previous personal goals might be beneficial for
readjustment.
(D) The journalist’s generalization about what counselors should do relies on a study that, in its
collection of data,did not include a sample of counselors.
(E) The argument fails to consider the possibility that formation of new personal goals is an
early stage of readjustment rather than its cause.
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PyjamaScientist Not sure why it's E is correct as "its cause" is confusing here? Could you share your great insights please? Thanks
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PyjamaScientist Not sure why it's E is correct as "its cause" is confusing here? Could you share your great insights please? Thanks
Hi Kimberly77,I am not sure if my insights would be great. But, here's my take on the question you have shared:
This argument is a classic case of "correlation-and-causation". Meaning- If two events happen at the same time, you can not necessarily attribute one to be the cause of the another. Say, if Person A falls sick, and then soon after Person B falls sick, then you can not necessarily say that Person A caused the illness of the Person B.
In this example, "forming new personal goals" could very well be a precursor of "effective personal readjustment" than an actual "cause" that the conclusion of the argument makes it seem like. Hence, this is a flaw in the argument and that's what makes the choice (E) the correct answer choice.
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