@sigmaazad Thank you! Using alternative words definitely helped my understanding here.

Could anyone explain why question 3 is an argument. The first statement has no direct relation to the second. Even though there is the indicator word [hence]. The first statement makes a claim about what trends the studies track. The second makes a claim about the quality of the studies. There seems to be a missing premise or hidden assumption connecting what they track to the quality of the study. I keep reading this as an invalid argument. I feel as though I may be missing the goal of this skill builder. Am I to assume any time there is an indicator word [like hence] it is immediately an argument in spite of no why the premise supports the conclusion?