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Logic Breakdown
Passage Summary: A politician claims violent movies make kids hurt each other, citing a study where kids who watched a video of someone hitting a toy doll then went and hit that same toy doll themselves.
Conclusion: Watching violent movies is at least partially responsible for children acting aggressively toward other children.
Reasoning: In an experiment, children who watched a film of people punching a doll were much more likely to punch that same doll afterward than children who didn't see the film.
Analysis: The politician is making a massive leap from 'punching a toy' to 'hurting other children.' This is a classic 'apples to oranges' comparison. To weaken this, look for an answer that highlights this gap—perhaps by suggesting that mimicking an action toward a toy doesn't mean a child will be violent toward a human. Alternatively, the kids might have just thought they were supposed to hit the doll because that's what the 'game' seemed to be about, rather than acting out of genuine aggression.
Conclusion: Watching violent movies is at least partially responsible for children acting aggressively toward other children.
Reasoning: In an experiment, children who watched a film of people punching a doll were much more likely to punch that same doll afterward than children who didn't see the film.
Analysis: The politician is making a massive leap from 'punching a toy' to 'hurting other children.' This is a classic 'apples to oranges' comparison. To weaken this, look for an answer that highlights this gap—perhaps by suggesting that mimicking an action toward a toy doesn't mean a child will be violent toward a human. Alternatively, the kids might have just thought they were supposed to hit the doll because that's what the 'game' seemed to be about, rather than acting out of genuine aggression.
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Unlock Full Passage17.Which one of the following, if true, most weakens the politician's argument?
Correct Answer
C
It directly shows that film-watching did not make children more likely to punch other children. That undercuts the politician’s claim about responsibility for the social problem (children hurting other children), revealing that the experiment’s effect on doll-punching doesn’t generalize to aggression toward peers.
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