PT155.S4.Q17 > Analytics

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SECTION 4 · lr

The Legislator concludes that it is a mistake for universities to cut humanities departments when facing budget shortfalls for several reasons:

Teaching and research in the humanities costs less
(Sub-conclusion) So Humanities departments bring in more money than they spend
(Sub-conclusion) So Humanities departments subsidize science departments

The claim in the first part of the second sentence is a premise offered in support of a sub-conclusion, which is offered as support for the Legislator’s main conclusion.

There is no support offered for the stereotype in the third sentence.

The claim is not a stereotype and the claim is not rejected by the Legislator.

The claim is used as support for a sub-conclusion of the argument which is used to support the Legislator’s main conclusion.

The claim is used as support for a sub-conclusion of the argument. The claim itself is not a sub-conclusion.

The claim is not independent support for the Legislator’s main conclusion.

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77% of people who answer get this correct

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Score of students with a 50% chance of getting this right

25% 142

149

75% 157

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