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PT48, S1, Q23 Statistical analysis is a common tool for

by angela Tue Sep 22, 2009 3:31 pm

23. (E)
Question type: Application
The original argument claims that if one kind of science cannot explain human mental events, then no science can explain them. Answer choice (E) exhibits a similar flaw in that it uses relative evidence to prove an absolute. It is further parallel to the original argument where it talks about the level of detail required to create historic events compared with replicating experiments to the last detail.

(A) is tempting, but it does not exhibit the same usage of relative evidence to prove an absolute as the original argument.
(B) states that appealing to emotion is the "only way" to learn how music affects emotional states. The original argument says that statistical analysis is a "common tool," not the "only" tool.
(C) fails to illustrate the failure of a particular method, as the original does.
(D) does not introduce a specific method of analysis, as the original does.