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Psychologist: People tend to make certain cognitive errors when they predict how a given event would affect their future happiness. But people should not necessarily try to rid themselves of this tendency. After all, in a visual context, lines that are actually parallel often appear to people as if they converge. If a surgeon offered to restructure your eyes and visual cortex so that parallel lines would no longer ever appear to converge, it would not be reasonable to take the surgeon up on the offer.
The psychologist’s argument does which one of the following?
(A) attempts to refute a claim that a particular event is inevitable by establishing the possibility of an alternative event
(B) attempts to undermine a theory by calling into question an assumption on which the theory is based
(C) argues that an action might not be appropriate by suggesting that a corresponding action in an analogous situation is not appropriate
(D) argues that two situations are similar by establishing that the same action would be reasonable in each situation
(E) attempts to establish a generalization and then uses that generalization to argue against a particular action
The psychologist’s argument does which one of the following?
(A) attempts to refute a claim that a particular event is inevitable by establishing the possibility of an alternative event
(B) attempts to undermine a theory by calling into question an assumption on which the theory is based
(C) argues that an action might not be appropriate by suggesting that a corresponding action in an analogous situation is not appropriate
(D) argues that two situations are similar by establishing that the same action would be reasonable in each situation
(E) attempts to establish a generalization and then uses that generalization to argue against a particular action
07 Sep 2019, 11:30
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Psychologist: says that people make cognitive errors when they predict future happiness. But people should not try to get rid of that ( the tendency to predict happiness)
Then he gives an example that even if after surgery you wont see parallel lines( wont be happy) , it is still a good reason to go for surgery.
(A) attempts to refute a claim that a particular event is inevitable by establishing the possibility of an alternative event-- statement 2 is not an alternate event but like an example.
(B) attempts to undermine a theory by calling into question an assumption on which the theory is based--does not calls into question but supports the theory
(C) argues that an action might not be appropriate by suggesting that a corresponding action in an analogous situation is not appropriate--correct
(D) argues that two situations are similar by establishing that the same action would be reasonable in each situation--situation 2 is a subset of situation 1
(E) attempts to establish a generalization and then uses that generalization to argue against a particular action--not attempting to generalize something.
Then he gives an example that even if after surgery you wont see parallel lines( wont be happy) , it is still a good reason to go for surgery.
(A) attempts to refute a claim that a particular event is inevitable by establishing the possibility of an alternative event-- statement 2 is not an alternate event but like an example.
(B) attempts to undermine a theory by calling into question an assumption on which the theory is based--does not calls into question but supports the theory
(C) argues that an action might not be appropriate by suggesting that a corresponding action in an analogous situation is not appropriate--correct
(D) argues that two situations are similar by establishing that the same action would be reasonable in each situation--situation 2 is a subset of situation 1
(E) attempts to establish a generalization and then uses that generalization to argue against a particular action--not attempting to generalize something.
27 Apr 2020, 13:10
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In the argument, first cognitive errors have been mentioned and later parallel lines have been introduced. Both are different issue; they have no link with each other. But in C option, analogous situation has been mentioned. How the two situations has analogy and how C is correct answer.
Kindly help me to get explanation in detail how C is correct answer.
