Logical Reasoning - Analyzing Arguments - Discussion

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"Time and tide wait for none."

- Alexander Pope

Directions to Solve

Read the below passage carefully and answer the questions:

Giving children computers in grade school is a waste of money and teachers time. These children are too young to learn how to use computers effectively and need to spend time on learning the basics, like arithmetic and reading. After all, a baby has to crawl before she can walk.

Which of the following methods of argument is used in the previous passage?

[A].	a specific example that illustrates the speaker's point
[B].	attacking the beliefs of those who disagree with the speaker
[C].	relying on an analogy to prove the speaker's point
[D].	displaying statistics that back up the speaker's point
[E].	comparing different methods of learning

Answer: Option D

Explanation:

The speaker uses analogies to compare crawling with learning arithmetic and reading and to compare walking with using a computer. The speaker is making the point that, in both cases, a child needs to learn one before learning the other.

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