A text states: 'Many students use their phone in class. Therefore phones should be banned.' Which unstated assumption is needed to connect the argument to the claim?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: A. That phone use in class is harmful enough to justify a ban
- Step 1: The argument goes from 'many students use phones' to 'phones should be banned'. Step 2. A step is missing: that the use causes a problem that a ban would solve. Answer: using a phone is harmful enough to justify a ban. Why not the others: The other options add facts that are not needed to link the argument to the claim.
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