Conclusion
It matched the 1st claim in the passage, the context. Since we are told it's a given, you can quickly eliminate this choice
Choice (A)
Is a match to our 2nd claim which we said is our main conclusion! No need to following choices
Choice (B)
This is part of the 3rd claim, which we know is evidence because it starts with a signal word for.
Choice (C)
It has a lot of the correct word but in the wrong structure. The choice tells us that it's necessary broaden your abilities and to extend your intellectual reach. The passage tells us by that its sufficient b/c it says "will enable." In D it has must indicating it's a necessity.
Choice (D)
The 1st part of E matches the conclusion, but the last part is not what the passage says. Its not inspire others curiosity not your own
Choice (E)
- We feel very certain that the first claim is the context (1st sentence). - 3rd sentence is evidence - 2nd sentence is a borderline recommendation
Explain claims and reasoning in this passage.
- context - you need (one must) to inspire other people's curiosity if you want to be intriguing.
The "given" is ________, so our given is that you need to what?
"it is a given that." this is probably not going to be the conclusion, because a given it's not an opinion someone is trying to argue for.
The first signal in this passage is
- They support that 2nd sentence. - And that the 2nd sentence doesn't support or explain anything else, which is what a main conclusion does having a specific prediction
What are the other claims in the passage doing?
- Looking for a task of identifying the conclusion
What are you looking for in this question?
- structural signals - other clues, instead of really digging into what the meaning of it all is.
What do you need to look for in this passage?
- given is underlined - enable and For is circles
What is circled and underlined in this passage, the signals?
Since the 2nd sentence is a borderline recommendation, meaning that it is our main conclusion.
What sentence is the conclusion?
determine the specific prediction
What should you have do every time you tackle and identify the conclusion question type?
- The answer will be the main conclusion of the argument - The other choices will be a claim that doesn't exist in the argument or does exist and it's the evidence or background instead of the main conclusion
What will the answer be and the other four choices include?
- because it has the word "for." - "For" is used in writing to mean because - In this case it really means that's because
What's the function of the last sentence?
- It tells us away on you'll be able to inspire that curiosity. - We're being given a method of doing something.
What's the function of the next sentence?
- Details - Analyzing on what the arguer is saying
When reading this statement, you don't concentrate on the: - -
- decide whether each claim supporting something else - decide whether the claim is being supported
When reading this statement, you want to just try to:
it's a strong indicator that this sentence supports the previous sentence, because it explains why something in the case.
Why is the last sentence so important to us?
- the fact that arguer sees it as a "given" means that that's not he thing he's trying to prove. - a "given" is more like background or context for what he is about to say
With a "given," even if you don't agree that what the arguer is saying is a given, that fact is?