#11 - Art critic: The Woerner Journalism Award for criticism

[Amber Thomas]

Hi Nitani10!

When a question asks you to "justify the reasoning," it is asking you to assess the argument as a whole (the premises and the conclusion both). You can think of the question as asking: Do the premises allow you to accurately draw the conclusion? If not, what is needed to allow you to accurately draw the conclusion?

I hope this helps!

[Nitani10]

Hi Amber! It does, thanks so much!

[Dancingbambarina]

I noticed this correct AC does not necessarily link the premise to the conclusion, but rather to a direct premise backing the conlcusion up. So we're actually tying premises together here?

Thank you

[Jeff Wren]

Hi Dancingbambarina,

First, if you haven't already done so, I'd recommend reading the complete question explanation, which can be found here:

viewtopic.php?f=501&t=12833

As that explanation states, the correct answer here actually bridges the gap between two of the premises and the subsidiary conclusion. A subsidiary conclusion (also called an intermediate conclusion) is a conclusion that is then used to support the main conclusion of the argument.