Educationist: Many scholars believe that the schools are solely

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Educationist: Many scholars believe that the schools are solely responsible for the decline in reading skills seen in children over the last few decades.    However, it is clear that lifestyle changes and shifts in familial behavior have also had a major part to play. In the last two decades, the average time parents spend with children at home has seen a drastic decline, and interviews with hundreds of families showed that a large proportion of this time is spent in non-educational activities such as playing mobile phone games. 
 
In the argument, the portion in boldface plays which of the following roles?
 
 (A) It is the argument’s main conclusion.
 (B) It is a finding that the argument tries to explain.
 (C) It introduces a judgment opposed by the argument.
(D) It is an explanation that the argument concludes to be accurate.
 (E) It provides evidence that supports the argument’s main conclusion.

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Adit_ · Answer

The first line is judgement that certain people believe and is being refuted by the argument.
 Option C  is the only one that portrays this.

vasu1104 · Answer

BF =   Many scholars believe that the schools are solely responsible for the decline in reading skills seen in children over the last few decades.

this is judgement made by some scholars. in the following statements, educationist counters this by using word "However" and said there are other factors that led to decline in reading skills in children.

A no, its not at all main conclusion.
B passage doesnt try to explain the finding.
C perfect. BF is a judgement and the rest of passage is against it.
D no, passage doesnt try to concludes BF as a accurate claim.
E BF doesnt support the conclusion but goes in opposite direction.

postAlone · Answer

The correct answer is (C).

The Boldface:  A judgment made by "many scholars" that schools are the  only  reason for declining reading skills. 
  The Conclusion:  The author argues against this, stating ("However...") that lifestyle and family behavior also play a major role. 
  The Evidence:  Data showing parents spend less educational time with their children at home.

Here is the explanation:

(A) Incorrect:  The boldface is the opinion the author argues  against , not the author's own conclusion. 
  (B) Incorrect:  The boldface is not a factual finding being explained; it is a judgment (that schools are  solely  responsible) being contested. The decline itself is a finding, but the boldface is a proposed explanation for it. 
   (C) Correct:  The boldface explicitly states a judgment ("schools are solely responsible") that the author immediately opposes by stating that lifestyle changes "also had a major part to play."  
  (D) Incorrect:  The argument concludes that the boldface explanation is incomplete/inaccurate, not accurate. 
  (E) Incorrect:  The boldface contradicts the author's main point, so it does not serve as supporting evidence.

ExpertsGlobal5 · Answer

C is the best answer choice.  
 
  Video explanation:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-oXEXUmu09k

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