Self-study
Psychologist: Conclusion The obligation to express gratitude cannot be fulfilled anonymously. ███████ ████ ███████ ███ ████ ███████ ████ ███ ██████████ █████ ██████████ ██ █████ ██████ █████████ ██ ████████ ████████████ █████ ███ █████████ ██████ ████████ ██ ██████████ ███████████ █████ █████████ ████ ████ ██████████ ████████████ ███ ██████ ███ ██ ██████ ████ ██ ███ ██████████ █████ ███ ██████ ██ ███ ██████████
Summarize Argument
You can't fulfill the obligation to express gratitude anonymously. Human psychology is still primarily influenced by personal interaction, so to positively reinforce generous behavior, the person being thanked needs to know who is expressing the thanks.
Identify Argument Part
The stimulus text refers to the main conclusion of the argument: the obligation to express gratitude can’t be fulfilled anonymously because a person’s generous behavior will only be positively reinforced if the person knows who is expressing the thanks.
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a
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The claim is the overall conclusion. It does not support any other statement in the stimulus, so it cannot be an illustration of a premise in the argument.
b
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The claim is the overall conclusion. This answer describes a premise, which would support the conclusion by anticipating and refuting an attack on it. Since the stimulus text is the conclusion, it cannot be a premise of the argument.
c
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The stimulus text is the overall conclusion. It does not support any other statement in the stimulus, so it cannot be either direct or indirect support for another claim.
d
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The stimulus text is the overall conclusion. The argument focuses on reinforcing generous behavior, which benefits society. However, this benefit is mentioned in a premise as a reason why the obligation to express gratitude cannot be fulfilled anonymously.
e
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This describes the role of the first sentence in the overall argument. The psychologist begins with her conclusion and spends the rest of the stimulus explaining how she reached that conclusion.