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Psychologist: In the age of the Internet, while increased information allows us access to objectively greater choices, it also leads to greater anxiety, indecision, paralysis, and dissatisfaction. Rather than empowering us to make better choices, our virtually unlimited access to information often leads to greater fear of making the wrong decision, which in turn leads to us spinning our wheels in a seemingly inescapable purgatory of analysis paralysis, all the while getting nowhere on our important projects.

In the psychologist’s argument, the portion in boldface plays which of the following roles?

Ok, this is definitely not a conclusion, but something like a premise. Let's check the answers.

A. It is the main conclusion of the argument. No, it's not
B. It is a premise that the argument seeks to explain. Does the argument explain it? No
C. It is an observation whose implication the argument seeks to evaluate. This sounds good. First, the author states about access to information and then evaluate this observation.
D. It is evidence that opposes the main conclusion of the argument. It does not oppose the main conclusion.
E. It is an opinion that the argument seeks to oppose. No, the argument does not oppose it.

IMO C
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Psychologist: In the age of the Internet, while increased information allows us access to objectively greater choices, it also leads to greater anxiety, indecision, paralysis, and dissatisfaction. Rather than empowering us to make better choices, our virtually unlimited access to information often leads to greater fear of making the wrong decision, which in turn leads to us spinning our wheels in a seemingly inescapable purgatory of analysis paralysis, all the while getting nowhere on our important projects.

In the psychologist’s argument, the portion in boldface plays which of the following roles?

A. It is the main conclusion of the argument.
B. It is a premise that the argument seeks to explain.
C. It is an observation whose implication the argument seeks to evaluate.
D. It is evidence that opposes the main conclusion of the argument.
E. It is an opinion that the argument seeks to oppose

while [bold] inc info gives aces to choices [<=fact=good]; this also leads to anx inde and disat [<=bad implications];
[con] more info doesnt help make bter but, leads to fear of wrong leads to us spinning round and round to nowhere.

(A) not the con;
(B) premise, yes, but the author is not trying to explain this, rather he is trying to explain its implications;
(D) that "more information gives access to greater choices" is not being disputed by the author, neither does this oppose the conclusion;
(E) it does not seek to oppose this, but rather explain its implications;

Answer (C): yes, its an observation whose implication the arg seeks to evaluate.
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increased information allows us access to objectively greater choices

We have first analyze the argument

We realize that this is for sure not the conclusion

A. It is the main conclusion of the argument.

FRO SURE THIS IS NOT THE CONCLUSION

B. It is a premise that the argument seeks to explain.

ARGUMENT DOESNT TRY TO EXPLAIN IT .

D. It is evidence that opposes the main conclusion of the argument.

FROM NOWHERE THIS IS AN EVIDENCE .

THE FIGHT WAS BETWEEN C AND E


In my view E is totally wrong
Because argument is not trying to oppose it

Rather argument is evaluating it's implications .

C is correct !!!!

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Boldface statement: increased information allows us access to objectively greater choices

Conclusion of the argument: Our virtually unlimited access to information often leads to greater fear of making the wrong decision, rather than empowering us to make better choices.

A. It is the main conclusion of the argument.
The boldfaced portion is not the main conclusion of the argument

B. It is a premise that the argument seeks to explain.
The argument does not seek to explain the boldfaced portion

C. It is an observation whose implication the argument seeks to evaluate.
CORRECT ANSWER. The argument seeks to evaluate the implication of an observation (the boldfaced portion)

D. It is evidence that opposes the main conclusion of the argument.
The boldfaced portion is not an evidence and does not oppose the main conclusion of the argument

E. It is an opinion that the argument seeks to oppose
The boldfaced portion is not an opinion that the argument seeks to oppose


ANSWER IS (C)
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Pre-thinking: The argument says that seemingly positive aspect of something has resulted negative effects. The boldface is the positive aspect, which is explained in the argument how its causing a problem instead making things easy. In a nutshell, BF is evaluated for its effect.

A. It is the main conclusion of the argument. - Incorrect. Its not the main conclusion at all.

B. It is a premise that the argument seeks to explain.- Incorrect. Argument doesn't go in a single direction. It presents a paradox, which is not presented in this choice.

C. It is an observation whose implication the argument seeks to evaluate. -Correct As per our pre-thinking.

D. It is evidence that opposes the main conclusion of the argument. Incorrect. It is not an evidence, rather its an observation.

E. It is an opinion that the argument seeks to oppose- Incorrect. It is not an opinion, rather an observation.


Ans: C
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Psychologist: In the age of the Internet, while increased information allows us access to objectively greater choices, it also leads to greater anxiety, indecision, paralysis, and dissatisfaction. Rather than empowering us to make better choices, our virtually unlimited access to information often leads to greater fear of making the wrong decision, which in turn leads to us spinning our wheels in a seemingly inescapable purgatory of analysis paralysis, all the while getting nowhere on our important projects.

In the psychologist’s argument, the portion in boldface plays which of the following roles?

I think it is important to note the highlighted words just before and after the boldface statement.


A. It is the main conclusion of the argument.
It isn't the main conclusion.

B. It is a premise that the argument seeks to explain.
Well, we can articulate better. If no better option available, I would come back to this.

C. It is an observation whose implication the argument seeks to evaluate.
This seems correct. The author does try to evaluate this observation by stating at the end that so many choices cause analysis paralysis and lead us nowhere eventually.

D. It is evidence that opposes the main conclusion of the argument.
It isn't evidence.

E. It is an opinion that the argument seeks to oppose
With it also we can be sure that argument doesn't try to oppose this.

My choice would be (C)
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Psychologist: In the age of the Internet, while increased information allows us access to objectively greater choices, it also leads to greater anxiety, indecision, paralysis, and dissatisfaction. Rather than empowering us to make better choices, our virtually unlimited access to information often leads to greater fear of making the wrong decision, which in turn leads to us spinning our wheels in a seemingly inescapable purgatory of analysis paralysis, all the while getting nowhere on our important projects.

In the psychologist’s argument, the portion in boldface plays which of the following roles?


In the given sentence author has never denied or disagreed with the bold statement. HE has evaluated this statement saying although we have information but their are also lot of negative aspects of it on decision making.
Hence the author evaluates this sentence

A. It is the main conclusion of the argument.Incorrect, clearly an evidence
B. It is a premise that the argument seeks to explain.Author doesnt explain the bold statement, it explains its effects
C. It is an observation whose implication the argument seeks to evaluate.As per our explanation, this states what we are trying to evaluate
D. It is evidence that opposes the main conclusion of the argument.Author never said its bad or against, he explained drawbacks of it
E. It is an opinion that the argument seeks to opposeAgain same as D . author never opposed it
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We see that the psychologist is trying to give his views or evaluate the observation that “increased information allows us access to objectively greater choices”. He then evaluates the same.

A. It is the main conclusion of the argument.
It is not the main conclusion.

B. It is a premise that the argument seeks to explain.
The argument is not exactly explaining it. It is evaluating.

C. It is an observation whose implication the argument seeks to evaluate.
Fits best to pre-thinking.

D. It is evidence that opposes the main conclusion of the argument.
It is not evidence of anything.

E. It is an opinion that the argument seeks to oppose
The argument does not exactly oppose it head-on. It is evaluating it.

Answer C
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Psychologist: In the age of the Internet, while increased information allows us access to objectively greater choices, it also leads to greater anxiety, indecision, paralysis, and dissatisfaction. Rather than empowering us to make better choices, our virtually unlimited access to information often leads to greater fear of making the wrong decision, which in turn leads to us spinning our wheels in a seemingly inescapable purgatory of analysis paralysis, all the while getting nowhere on our important projects.

In the psychologist’s argument, the portion in boldface plays which of the following roles?

Our conclusion is underlined statement above.

A. It is the main conclusion of the argument.
our conclusion is something else which is underlined above. Incorrect.

B. It is a premise that the argument seeks to explain.
Its not a premise but it can be a counter premise. Incorrect.

C. It is an observation whose implication the argument seeks to evaluate.
Correct. Its an observation. and the whole para evaluates about its implications

D. It is evidence that opposes the main conclusion of the argument.
Its not evidence. Incorrect

E. It is an opinion that the argument seeks to oppose
Its not an opinion of psychologist. Incorrect

Correct: C
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Argument structure is
While having access to lot of information helps in making greater choices, it has certain disadvantages. Elaborates these disadvantages, and suggests how same things can mess up our decision making capability.

A. It is the main conclusion of the argument.
there is no conclusion in the argument. we can conclude many things such as we should stop using the abundant information. etc.

B. It is a premise that the argument seeks to explain.
it is a premise, however argument does not explain how informations helps making greater choices

C. It is an observation whose implication the argument seeks to evaluate.
argument does seek to describe implications or disadvantages, because it is a comment made by Psychologist based on his experience or would have heard , it seems more of an observation

D. It is evidence that opposes the main conclusion of the argument.
there is no conclusion in the argument.

E. It is an opinion that the argument seeks to oppose
argument does seek to oppose it, however it does not appear as an opinion of someone

C !
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Psychologist: In the age of the Internet, while increased information allows us access to objectively greater choices, it also leads to greater anxiety, indecision, paralysis, and dissatisfaction. Rather than empowering us to make better choices, our virtually unlimited access to information often leads to greater fear of making the wrong decision, which in turn leads to us spinning our wheels in a seemingly inescapable purgatory of analysis paralysis, all the while getting nowhere on our important projects.

Main Conclusion of the argument is: Rather than empowering us to make better choices, our virtually unlimited access to information often leads to greater fear of making the wrong decision.

Bold Face (BF): increased information allows us access to objectively greater choices,
In context of the passage the BF is a premise or a general occurrence whose other effects are discussed.

A. It is the main conclusion of the argument.
BF is not the main conclusion

B. It is a premise that the argument seeks to explain.
Yes it's a premise but the argument does not explain it.

C. It is an observation whose implication the argument seeks to evaluate.
Yes it is an observation. The argument does mention its implications or other effects. These implications are evaluated or assessed and a conclusion is drawn based on this assessment.

D. It is evidence that opposes the main conclusion of the argument.
No it is not an evidence. It is just a premise or an observation.

E. It is an opinion that the argument seeks to oppose
It is not an opinion. It is an observation.

Answer: C
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Psychologist: In the age of the Internet, while increased information allows us access to objectively greater choices, it also leads to greater anxiety, indecision, paralysis, and dissatisfaction. Rather than empowering us to make better choices, our virtually unlimited access to information often leads to greater fear of making the wrong decision, which in turn leads to us spinning our wheels in a seemingly inescapable purgatory of analysis paralysis, all the while getting nowhere on our important projects.

In the psychologist’s argument, the portion in boldface plays which of the following roles?

Analysis:
Here Psychologist is saying that internet has indeed caused some negative effects , but is not denying its use .


A. It is the main conclusion of the argument.-Incorrect
No that's not the conclusion

B. It is a premise that the argument seeks to explain.-Incorrect
No the argument is not seeking to explain it.

C. It is an observation whose implication the argument seeks to evaluate.-Correct
Indeed this is the correct answer , Psychologist is evaluating the use of internet - huge data available


D. It is evidence that opposes the main conclusion of the argument.-Incorrect
No it is not the evidence and it is not opposed

E. It is an opinion that the argument seeks to oppose-Incorrect
It is fact /result/general claim rather than a option
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Psychologist: In the age of the Internet, while increased information allows us access to objectively greater choices, it also leads to greater anxiety, indecision, paralysis, and dissatisfaction. Rather than empowering us to make better choices, our virtually unlimited access to information often leads to greater fear of making the wrong decision, which in turn leads to us spinning our wheels in a seemingly inescapable purgatory of analysis paralysis, all the while getting nowhere on our important projects.

In the psychologist’s argument, the portion in boldface plays which of the following roles?

A. It is the main conclusion of the argument.
B. It is a premise that the argument seeks to explain.
C. It is an observation whose implication the argument seeks to evaluate.
D. It is evidence that opposes the main conclusion of the argument.
E. It is an opinion that the argument seeks to oppose

Solution:
The conclusion is virtually unlimites access to informtion often leads to greater fear of making the wrong decision,which in turn....projects.

A. It is the main conclusion of the argument.Incorrect.This is not the main conclusion.
B. It is a premise that the argument seeks to explain.Incorrect.Its not the premise that the argument seeks to explain .It is just in opposite direction to conclusion.
C. It is an observation whose implication the argument seeks to evaluate.Correct

D. It is evidence that opposes the main conclusion of the argument.Incorrect.It doesn't oppose but is getting evaluated

E. It is an opinion that the argument seeks to oppose.Incorrect.Argument is not seeking to oppose but evaluate it.

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Psychologist: In the age of the Internet, while increased information allows us access to objectively greater choices, it also leads to greater anxiety, indecision, paralysis, and dissatisfaction. Rather than empowering us to make better choices, our virtually unlimited access to information often leads to greater fear of making the wrong decision, which in turn leads to us spinning our wheels in a seemingly inescapable purgatory of analysis paralysis, all the while getting nowhere on our important projects.

In the psychologist’s argument, the portion in boldface plays which of the following roles?

A. It is the main conclusion of the argument. WRONG. The conclusion is the last sentence.
B. It is a premise that the argument seeks to explain. WRONG. The author doesn't want to explain why increased information allows us access to objectively greater choices
C. It is an observation whose implication the argument seeks to evaluate. RIGHT. The bolded part is observation and it implicated by the author to explain the behaviour of people
D. It is evidence that opposes the main conclusion of the argument. WRONG. It supports
E. It is an opinion that the argument seeks to oppose. WRONG. It isn't opposed

Answ C
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A. It is the main conclusion of the argument.

Clearly not the main conclusion..........Incorrect.

B. It is a premise that the argument seeks to explain.

The argument is not explaining anything about boldface..........Incorrect.

C. It is an observation whose implication the argument seeks to evaluate.

Boldface looks like observation, and the argument is talking about positive and negative points about it...........Correct.

D. It is evidence that opposes the main conclusion of the argument.

Clearly not the main conclusion of the argument.............Incorrect.

E. It is an opinion that the argument seeks to oppose

Boldface is more like an observation based on facts.....................Incorrect.



ANSWER: C
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Hi, I would like to understand how do we differentiate between an observation & an opinion with respect to this argument? Also what is the actual conclusion for this Argument?
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Psychologist: In the age of the Internet, while increased information allows us access to objectively greater choices, it also leads to greater anxiety, indecision, paralysis, and dissatisfaction. Rather than empowering us to make better choices, our virtually unlimited access to information often leads to greater fear of making the wrong decision, which in turn leads to us spinning our wheels in a seemingly inescapable purgatory of analysis paralysis, all the while getting nowhere on our important projects.

In the psychologist’s argument, the portion in boldface plays which of the following roles?
A. It is the main conclusion of the argument.
It just a claim , not the conclusion by itself therefore out

B. It is a premise that the argument seeks to explain.
it doesn't explain the argument in itself therefore out

C. It is an observation whose implication the argument seeks to evaluate.
This is exactly the intended meaning therefore let us hang on to it

D. It is evidence that opposes the main conclusion of the argument.
It helps us in arriving at a conclusion by identifying different aspects therefor eout

E. It is an opinion that the argument seeks to oppose
The initial opinion in itself is right and the implication is evaluvated therefore out

Therefore IMO C
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