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The reason for Kim’s excellent performance in her final college tests is that she used to study for eight hours every day.
Which of the following is an assumption on which the argument depends?
(A) The fact that Kim took classes from the Teaching Company is not the reason for her excellent performance in her college tests.
(B) In addition to studying for eight hours every day, Kim also did not miss a single class in her college.
(C) In addition to her excellent performance in the college tests, Kim also won several awards for her performance in extracurricular activities such as debates and dramatics.
(D) Both of Kim’s parents are geniuses.
(E) Some of Kim’s friends, who used to study for much less duration than her, also performed very well on their final college tests.
Which of the following is an assumption on which the argument depends?
(A) The fact that Kim took classes from the Teaching Company is not the reason for her excellent performance in her college tests.
(B) In addition to studying for eight hours every day, Kim also did not miss a single class in her college.
(C) In addition to her excellent performance in the college tests, Kim also won several awards for her performance in extracurricular activities such as debates and dramatics.
(D) Both of Kim’s parents are geniuses.
(E) Some of Kim’s friends, who used to study for much less duration than her, also performed very well on their final college tests.
Updated on: 30 Sep 2025, 10:30
Originally posted by literaryzeitgeist on 29 Sep 2025, 21:44.
Last edited by literaryzeitgeist on 30 Sep 2025, 10:30, edited 1 time in total.
Last edited by literaryzeitgeist on 30 Sep 2025, 10:30, edited 1 time in total.
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Let us break down the argument first.
Premise: Kim used to study for eight hours every day.
Conclusion: Kim performed excellently in her final college tests.
The argument can be rewritten as: Kim used to study for eight hours every day; therefore, she performed excellently in her final college tests.
Eh. Alright? What if she cheated? The argument we have is a weak one.
It assumes that eight hours of study can cause excellent performance.
Now, let us go through the answer choices. We are looking for an assumption on which the argument depends.
(A) The fact that Kim took classes from the Teaching Company is not the reason for her excellent performance in her college tests. - Similar to cheating, right? What is she took classes from a company that was the reason for her performing excellently? - If this is true, the argument's conclusion could still be true, but if this is false, that is if Kim taking classes from the Teaching Company is the reason for her excellent performance in her college tests, then the argument falls flat.
(B) In addition to studying for eight hours every day, Kim also did not miss a single class in her college. - So what? Even if she did miss classes, one can still draw the conclusion based on the stated premise. - ELIMINATE
(C) In addition to her excellent performance in the college tests, Kim also won several awards for her performance in extracurricular activities such as debates and dramatics. - Really not something we care about here. - ELIMINATE
(D) Both of Kim’s parents are geniuses. - So what? That in no way is related to the argument at hand. - ELIMINATE
(E) Some of Kim’s friends, who used to study for much less duration than her, also performed very well on their final college tests. - We are discussing Kim here, not her friends. - ELIMINATE
Negating (B), (C), (D), and (E) will have no impact on the argument under consideration.
(A) is the answer.
Any doubts or disagreements? Any questions? Let me know!
B Sudharsan
Founder of the Literary Zeitgeist
30 Sep 2025, 10:12
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It is a cause-and-effect claim: her daily 8 hours of study caused her excellent performance.
In these kind of questions, for an argument to hold we must assume that no other factor was actually the reason for her excellent performance.
(A) The fact that Kim took classes from the Teaching Company is not the reason for her excellent performance in her college tests....Eliminates a possible reason for her excellent performance (if her excellent performance were due to classes, then studying 8 hours daily wouldn’t be the true cause) ....Answer
(B) In addition to studying for eight hours every day, Kim also did not miss a single class in her college.....(Just an extra fact)
(C) In addition to her excellent performance in the college tests, Kim also won several awards for her performance in extracurricular activities such as debates and dramatics..... Irrelevant
(D) Both of Kim’s parents are geniuses..... Irrelevant
(E) Some of Kim’s friends, who used to study for much less duration than her, also performed very well on their final college tests....No
Option A
In these kind of questions, for an argument to hold we must assume that no other factor was actually the reason for her excellent performance.
(A) The fact that Kim took classes from the Teaching Company is not the reason for her excellent performance in her college tests....Eliminates a possible reason for her excellent performance (if her excellent performance were due to classes, then studying 8 hours daily wouldn’t be the true cause) ....Answer
(B) In addition to studying for eight hours every day, Kim also did not miss a single class in her college.....(Just an extra fact)
(C) In addition to her excellent performance in the college tests, Kim also won several awards for her performance in extracurricular activities such as debates and dramatics..... Irrelevant
(D) Both of Kim’s parents are geniuses..... Irrelevant
(E) Some of Kim’s friends, who used to study for much less duration than her, also performed very well on their final college tests....No
Option A
