Logic Breakdown

Passage Summary: If every deep-seated emotion has a time and place where it's healthy to let it out, then that must be true for anger as well.

Conclusion: There are certain circumstances in which it is healthy for a person to express their anger.

Reasoning: For every visceral emotion, there are specific situations where expressing that emotion is considered healthy.

Analysis: In this Sufficient Assumption question, we are looking for the missing link that makes the argument 100% airtight. The premise sets a rule for 'visceral emotions,' but the conclusion suddenly jumps to 'anger.' To bridge this gap, we must assume that anger actually falls into the category of visceral emotions. Look for an answer that explicitly states anger is a visceral emotion, which would guarantee that the general rule applies to this specific case.

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The conclusion of the argument follows logically if which one of the following is assumed?

Correct Answer
B
Stating that anger is a visceral emotion lets us apply the given general rule to anger, making the conclusion follow logically.
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