Child counselor: Students in high school should be encouraged to completely avoid peers who have ever teased or insulted them. In fact, students should make it a firm guideline not to engage with anyone who has ever made them feel uncomfortable. School Principal: This is a misguided approach. If we adopted that strategy, then none of the students in the school would be interacting with each other! The principal’s response to the counselor relies on which of the following assumptions?

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Students often disregard guidelines established by the school.

There is always a valid reason for a student to tease another student.

For any two students, at least one has teased the other at some time.

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There is a feasible method to eliminate teasing.

Teasing is the most significant issue among students at the school.

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The principal's argument suggests that if the guideline to avoid anyone who has ever teased them is followed, it would lead to a situation where no students would interact. This implies that teasing is widespread…

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PrabhaankJan 5, 2025

Good question

HimanshuFeb 18, 2025

Can someone explain it other way?

OshankMar 24, 2025

Tricky wording but good practice

SherveerJan 12, 2025

Great

What this question tests

What it tests

Whether you can identify the unstated assumption a critical-reasoning argument depends on.

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Picking an option that strengthens the argument or is merely relevant instead of one that is required.