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Amanda_r01May 27, 2020
Choice D
I have seen multiple times in Argument Structure the choice
"it states a possible objection to the argument's conclusion." - Can someone explain what it means and in what type of questions/ scenarios this answer would fit best as the correct answer?
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Thanks for the question! So basically, when you see this as an answer choice to a question, it means that the statement it refers to counters the conclusion of the argument somehow. So take a look at the following argument I’m just going to make up:
It would totally make sense if birds had cameras in their eyes and were watching us all the time. It would explain why they sit on power lines—in order to recharge. Some people might argue that this defies the findings of many biologists, and that birds have to be actual animals; those people would also argue that it would be ridiculously expensive for the government to have such a program. But biologists are funded by the government, and the government has a lot of money. Clearly, for the reasons listed earlier, birds are actually government surveillance machines.
So the conclusion of this argument is that birds are government surveillance machines. The third sentence of the argument starting with “some people might argue,” however, is a possible objection to the argument’s conclusion. It presents two arguments: that scientists study birds and think they’re animals, and that it would be expensive for the government to run such a program. And so if you saw an argument structured like this, then you would pick this answer as the correct one.
Hope this helps! Feel free to ask any other questions that you might have.
