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Brain-scanning technology provides information about processes occurring in the brain. For this information to help researchers understand how the brain enables us to think, however, researchers must be able to rely on the accuracy of the verbal reports given by subjects while their brains are being scanned. Otherwise brain-scan data gathered at a given moment might not contain information about what the subject reports thinking about at that moment, but instead about some different set of thoughts.
Which one of the following most accurately expresses the main conclusion of the argument?
(A) It is unlikely that brain-scanning technology will ever enable researchers to understand how the brain enables us to think.
(B) There is no way that researchers can know for certain that subjects whose brains are being scanned are accurately reporting what they are thinking.
(C) Because subjects whose brains are being scanned may not accurately report what they are thinking, the results of brain-scanning research should be regarded with great skepticism.
(D) Brain scans can provide information about the accuracy of the verbal reports of subjects whose brains are being scanned.
(E) Information from brain scans can help researchers understand how the brain enables us to think only if the verbal reports of those whose brains are being scanned are accurate.
Which one of the following most accurately expresses the main conclusion of the argument?
(A) It is unlikely that brain-scanning technology will ever enable researchers to understand how the brain enables us to think.
(B) There is no way that researchers can know for certain that subjects whose brains are being scanned are accurately reporting what they are thinking.
(C) Because subjects whose brains are being scanned may not accurately report what they are thinking, the results of brain-scanning research should be regarded with great skepticism.
(D) Brain scans can provide information about the accuracy of the verbal reports of subjects whose brains are being scanned.
(E) Information from brain scans can help researchers understand how the brain enables us to think only if the verbal reports of those whose brains are being scanned are accurate.
15 Oct 2019, 22:53
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Any take as how to negate the option C?
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17 Oct 2019, 02:07
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Identify the conclusion question
To those people who are not familiar with the identification of the conclusion I would suggest the following method.
If your are in doubt between two statements ask yourself: Is statement 1 because of statement 2? Or is statement 2 because of statement 1?
Applying this reasoning to the case at hand:
Is :" researchers must be able to rely on the accuracy of the verbal reports given by subjects while their brains are being scanned." Because of :" Otherwise brain-scan data gathered at a given moment might not contain information about what the subject reports thinking about at that moment, but instead about some different set of thoughts." Or vice versa?
Clearly statement 1 is because of statement 2 and hence it is the conclusion.
Option E is in line with our reasoning and hence it is correct.
Note that you can apply this method with each sentence that you think might be the conclusion.
