WeakenDiff: Easy

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Passage Summary: An editorial claims that teaching little kids is actually quite easy because they are naturally curious and like to organize their toys and thoughts into systems.

Conclusion: Teaching preschoolers is not a particularly difficult task.

Reasoning: Preschoolers utilize organized systems for learning and possess a natural, intense curiosity about new things.

Analysis: The argument assumes that curiosity and organizational habits are the primary factors that determine the difficulty of teaching. To weaken this, you should look for an answer that introduces a significant challenge of teaching preschoolers that exists regardless of their curiosity. For instance, if preschoolers have extremely short attention spans or lack emotional regulation, the job could still be incredibly difficult even if they are curious. We want to find a fact that makes the editorial's 'easy' conclusion seem naive.

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Which one of the following, if true, most seriously weakens the editorial's argument?

Correct Answer
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If intensely curious children have very short attention spans, that undermines the editorial’s move from ‘curiosity’ to ‘easy to teach.’ Short attention spans make teaching more difficult, directly weakening the conclusion.
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