PT144.S3.Q2

PrepTest 144 - Section 3 - Question 2

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Columnist: An information design expert has argued that using the popular presentation-graphics software GIAPS, with its autopresentation wizard and simplistic premade templates, leads people to develop ineffective presentations. ███ ████ ██ ███████ █████ ██ ████ █ █████ ██ ██ ██████ ██ ███████████ ███ ███ ██████████████ ███ ██████████████ ████ ███ ████ █████ ███ ███ ███ ████ ███████

Summarize Argument: Counter-Position

The author concludes that the responsibility for bad presentations that use GIAPS lies with the users, not with GIAPS. This is based on the fact that GIAPS is just a software tool. The author believes this supports the subsidiary conclusion that GIAPS can’t be responsible for bad presentations.

Identify and Describe Flaw

The author assumes that a tool can’t be responsible for bad presentations. This overlooks the possibility that a tool might lead people into making bad presentations. A tool can be hard to use or poorly designed, causing users to use it ineffectively.

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The columnist's argument is most ██████████ ██ █████████ ██ ███ ███████ ████ ██

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bases its conclusion ██ ██████ ████ ███ ████████████ ████ ████ █████

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takes for granted ████ ███ ████████████ ████ ██ ███ ███████████ ██ █ ████ ████████████

c

bases an endorsement ██ █ ███████ ████████ ██ ████ █████████ ██████████

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fails to consider ████ █ ████ █████ ███ ███████████ ███████ ███ ████████ ████████

e

rejects a claim ███████ ██ ███ ██████ ██████ ████ ███ ███████

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