Logic Breakdown

Passage Summary: Since it's easier to make a computer think like a human than it is to make it see like a human, we must understand thinking better than seeing.

Conclusion: It seems we have a deeper understanding of our analytical mental functions than we do of our sensory perceptions.

Reasoning: It is much easier to program a computer to perform logical tasks like chess than it is to program it to process visual information.

Analysis: The argument makes a leap from 'ease of computer modeling' to 'depth of human understanding.' To justify this, we need a principle that links the two: if we can model something easily on a computer, it implies we understand that process well. Look for an answer that establishes this connection between the success of artificial simulation and the level of human knowledge.

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Which one of the following principles, if valid, most helps to justify the reasoning above?

Correct Answer
D
D states exactly the missing bridge: the less difficult it is to construct a computer model of a process, the better understood it is. That principle turns the observed modeling-ease gap (reasoning easier than vision) into the conclusion that we understand reasoning better than sensing.
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