PrepTest 152

Correct. Argument or Facts:
Argument

Valid or Flawed:
Flawed

Question Type:
Main Point

Stimulus Summary:
There are some artifacts. They belong in a museum! Just not this one, possibly. There's a "rule" that artifacts belong where they're discovered, and the museum is obligated to follow that rule, these artifacts in the museum should be returned.

Answer Anticipation:
"Should" is a great conclusion indicator word. Unless a "should"-based principle is given and then applied, deriving an alternative conclusion, a statement with "should" in it is almost always the conclusion. Here, the rest of the statements also build to that final determination that the museum should return the artifacts.

Answer Explanation:
Exactly what we were looking for.

Key Takeaway:
"Should" is a key indicator of a conclusion. There are times when it will show up outside of a conclusion, but those are relatively rare.

This is a premise/principle that the argument applies to arrive at its conclusion.

This statement is a slight term shift from one given in the argument ("were obtained" vs. having documentation showing it). A good sign that a statement isn't the main conclusion is that it starts with "Although," since the author is going to pivot away from that contention.

This is the background of the entire situation.

An expanded version of (B), and wrong for the same reason.