Necessary AssumptionDiff: Easy
Logic Breakdown
Passage Summary: Patti argues that because kids are naturally wired to learn on their own, parents who try to force specific lessons on them aren't actually helping.
Conclusion: Directing a child's learning toward specific parental concerns is unlikely to improve their preschool education.
Reasoning: Children possess a natural curiosity and learn a significant amount simply by growing and interacting with their environment.
Analysis: Patti is essentially the 'free-range' parent of logic, assuming that nature's curriculum is so robust that parental interference adds no value. The gap in her argument is the assumption that natural learning and directed learning cover the same ground. For her conclusion to be necessary, she must assume that directed learning doesn't provide any unique benefits that a child wouldn't have stumbled upon anyway. Look for an answer that addresses this overlap—or lack thereof—between natural curiosity and parental instruction.
Conclusion: Directing a child's learning toward specific parental concerns is unlikely to improve their preschool education.
Reasoning: Children possess a natural curiosity and learn a significant amount simply by growing and interacting with their environment.
Analysis: Patti is essentially the 'free-range' parent of logic, assuming that nature's curriculum is so robust that parental interference adds no value. The gap in her argument is the assumption that natural learning and directed learning cover the same ground. For her conclusion to be necessary, she must assume that directed learning doesn't provide any unique benefits that a child wouldn't have stumbled upon anyway. Look for an answer that addresses this overlap—or lack thereof—between natural curiosity and parental instruction.
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Unlock Full Passage6.Which one of the following is an assumption on which Patti's argument depends?
Correct Answer
D
D is necessary. Negation test: If the directed learning were a necessary part of growing/adapting, then the very natural process credited with producing large learning would itself depend on that directed learning. Patti could not then claim it’s unlikely to improve preschool education, because it would be integral to how children learn so much.
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