PrepTest 126

Incorrect. The first half of this answer is correct, but it incorrectly describes the conclusion. The conclusion is about what drives these responses, not that they have these responses.

Incorrect. Four words in and we can eliminate this answer. The statement in question is a premise, not a conclusion.

Incorrect. Generalizations can be either premises or conclusions, so we can't rule this answer out based on that. And the statement in question is a generalization, in that it applies to people" generally. However, in stating that it's "partially supported, this answer is describing a conclusion, and the statement in question is a premise, so we can eliminate this answer.

Correct. Argument or Facts:
Argument

Valid or Flawed:
Flawed

Question Type:
Argument Structure

Stimulus Summary:
People have positive/negative responses to words, but studies show they also have feelings about nonsense words, so it's not just meaning but sound that causes these reactions.

Answer Anticipation:
The argument starts by establishing some background about how people react to words. It then moves on to the statement in question—the results of psychological experiments. Experimental results are almost always support for a conclusion—experiments aren't conclusions, they provide data for conclusions to be drawn.

That pans out here, as the following statement is both structurally and logically a conclusion. Structurally, it starts out with, This shows thatÉ" highlighting that the preceding statement is a premise supporting the upcoming conclusion. And logically, the statement that follows is a conclusion drawn based on the results, since it's an explanation for the observed phenomenon (and such explanations are almost always conclusions).

Let's find an answer stating that it's a premise in support of the argument's main point.

Answer Explanation:
This answer correctly describes both the role of the statement in question (a premise supporting a conclusion), and the conclusion itself, so it's the correct answer.

Key Takeaway:
The results of experiments are almost always going to be premises used to support a separate conclusion.

Incorrect. Another answer we can eliminate after the first four words—the statement in question is a premise, not a conclusion.