Can someone list more SA questions like this outside of the curriculum? I still have trouble with this question type even though it is "cookie-cutter"
The correct answer is (B): the voting behavior of people who do not watch a televised debate is influenced by reports about the debate. This identifies a flaw in the argument because it challenges the assumption that winning the debate only has a limited impact on committed or uncommitted viewers who watch the debate. However, to win the election, you must consider all voters- aka, those who watched and didn't watch. And this argument is flawed as it assumes that winning the debate does not have an influence on people who didn't watch it. But we all know that in the age of Tiktok, Instagram, and other social medias that we don't need to watch political debates directly to be influenced by them! Hope this helps :)
How can I figure this out without mapping it out? #feedback #help
Thank you! This helped so much!
Can someone describe to me the difference between the intermediate conclusion and just another premise? I don't feel like JY's explanation was sufficient, but if it is somewhere in the syllabus please point me towards it. Thanks! #feedback #help
Can anyone link more of these question types? Even with these explanations I'm still finding it hard to connect the premises or premises to the conclusion...
Hi is someone able to walk me through this LR question? In general, I struggle with sufficient assumption (SA) and pseudo-SA questions (even though I know JY calls them freebies), so I would love to have general tips for getting these right as well as the one pertaining to PTB S4 Q4 (the one that talks about political self-determination). Thank you so so so much in advance!
An analogous argument from @markymymarkymark30 that is very helpful:
30 people like sushi, 20 people like pizza, and 50 people like fried chicken.
Therefore most people like a diet that consists of 30% sushi, 20% pizza, and 50% fried chicken.
Nope, don’t conflate individual-group preferences.
Individually, I voted for sushi. Just because as a group we voted 30% sushi doesn’t now mean that I want 30% sushi. I could still want my diet to consists of 100% sushi, because that’s what I voted for.