Like a number of other articles, Ian Raghnall's article relied on a recent survey in which over half the couples appl...

ScienceMathTutor January 22, 2022

factor vs problem. The major problem vs "an important factor"

Jay-Etter January 24, 2022

Hi Irina and Sciencemathtutor,
The key is that the conclusion here is the last sentence - "despite appearances, the survey data do not establish that financial problems are the major problem in contemporary marriages". Note that this conclusion isn't saying financial problems AREN'T the major problem, it's just saying the survey data (and Raghnall's argument) don't actually prove this. That's why E is wrong - the argument is saying that the articles are factually incorrect, just that their conclusion is unjustified.

If my friend holds up a number of fingers behind their back and I correctly guess the number they're holding up - I could still be correct because I could get it right, but my conclusion is going to be unjustified.

This is also the reason A is incorrect.

C matches what we want, that Raghnall's argument is unjustified because they're overlooking the possibility that couples often express other types of marital frustrations in financial terms.