Self-study
Support A strong correlation exists between what people value and the way they act. ███ ████████ █████ ███ █████ ██████ ████ ██ ██████ █████████████ ████ ██ ███████████ █████████ ████ ████████████ ████ ██ █████████ ██████████ █████ ███████ ████ ██████ █████ ███ ████ ███ ███████ █████ ████████
Summarize Argument
People’s values can be used to predict their actions. This is because there is a strong correlation between the two variables of value and action. One example of this correlation is that people who value wealth will choose higher paying jobs even if they are in undesirable locations.
Identify Conclusion
The conclusion is a possible application of the knowledge described: “knowing what people value can help one predict their actions.”
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Knowing how people ██████ ██████ ███ ██ █████ ████ ████ ██████
This flips the conclusion. The author is saying values can be used to predict action, not the other way around.
b
People's claims concerning ████ ████ █████ ███ ███████████ ██ █████ ████████
The author is saying that the two variables are correlated and that values can be used to predict action. This answer choice claims that actions precede values, which doesn’t fit with the stimulus.
c
No two people ███ █████ █████████ ██████ ███ ███ ████ ███ ██ █████████ ██████████████
This answer choice goes too far. The stimulus does not indicate that this is impossible, just that values can be helpful in predicting actions.
d
People who value ██████ ████ ██ █████ █████ ██████ ███ ██ ██ ████████ █████ █████████
This comes from the example that supports the correlation, which in turn supports the conclusion. It is a somewhat inaccurate rephrasing of a premise.
e
What people value ███ ██ █ ████████ █████████ ██ ███ ████ ████ ████
This accurately rephrases the conclusion. As a reliable indicator, what people value can help predict how people will act.