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- Thu Jun 16, 2022 4:26 pm
#95851
Your negation of answer choice (A), zl, is not quite right. Remember that we need to find the logical negation of the answer choice. We aren't just looking for something different than the answer choice, but instead the logical opposite.
The logically opposite of answer choice (A) is "In selecting schools, parents would not tend to prefer a reasonable level of academics to convenience/sports." That includes the idea that parents would consider academics equally to convenience and sports, or that they'd prefer a strong sports team to a strong academic school.
Let's say that in picking schools parents wouldn't prefer reasonable academics to convenience or sports teams. That would hurt the argument by taking away the motivation for the schools to improve academics. If it's cheaper to do other things that parents might like, like hire a great football coach. If the parents' decision isn't driven by academics over other considerations, we can't conclude giving parents choices would lead to improved academics.
Can you see how the negation of answer choice (A) hurts the argument? A simple way to negate an answer choice is to add "it is not the case that...." in front of the answer choice. That can help you avoid an incorrect negation that would lead you astray.
Hope that helps!
The logically opposite of answer choice (A) is "In selecting schools, parents would not tend to prefer a reasonable level of academics to convenience/sports." That includes the idea that parents would consider academics equally to convenience and sports, or that they'd prefer a strong sports team to a strong academic school.
Let's say that in picking schools parents wouldn't prefer reasonable academics to convenience or sports teams. That would hurt the argument by taking away the motivation for the schools to improve academics. If it's cheaper to do other things that parents might like, like hire a great football coach. If the parents' decision isn't driven by academics over other considerations, we can't conclude giving parents choices would lead to improved academics.
Can you see how the negation of answer choice (A) hurts the argument? A simple way to negate an answer choice is to add "it is not the case that...." in front of the answer choice. That can help you avoid an incorrect negation that would lead you astray.
Hope that helps!