PT137.S3.Q7

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PrepTest 137 - Section 3 - Question 7

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Scientist: Any theory that is to be taken seriously must affect our perception of the world. ██ ███████ ████ ██ ████ ██ ███████ ██████ ███ █ ██████ ██ ██ █████ ██████████ ██ ███ █████ ███ ████ ████ ████████ ██████████

Summarize Argument

The scientist concludes that, while a theory must affect our perception of the world to be taken seriously, that alone isn’t sufficient to take a theory seriously. The scientist points to a supporting example—astrology.

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The scientist mentions astrology to provide support for her conclusion, which is that a theory shouldn’t be taken seriously simply because it affects our perception of the world. Evidently, the scientist thinks astrology affects our perception of the world, but shouldn’t be taken seriously for other reasons.

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The point of the scientist's ██████████ █████████ ██ ███ ████████ ██ ██ ███████

an example of █ ██████ ████ ██████ ███ ██ █████ █████████ ███████ ██ ████ ███ ██████ ███ ██████████ ██ ███ █████

The scientist implies that astrology does affect our perception of the world. She uses it as an example precisely because it affects our perception of the world while nevertheless being a theory that we shouldn’t take seriously.

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The scientist never says astrology shouldn’t be considered a theory. She implies it shouldn’t be taken seriously.

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Sure, astrology affects our perception of the world—a necessary condition for a theory to be taken seriously. But the scientist still suggests astrology shouldn’t be taken seriously, presumably for other reasons.

an example of █ ██████ ████ ███████ ███ ██████████ ██ ███ ██████ ███ ████ ██████ ██ █████ █████████

The scientist doesn’t believe astrology should be taken seriously, hence why she uses it as an example. Affecting perception is a necessary condition for a theory to be taken seriously, but not a sufficient one according to the argument.

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The scientist doesn’t believe astrology should be taken seriously, though she does believe it affects our perception. This is why she uses astrology as her example.

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