Being articulate has been equated with having a large vocabulary. Actually, however, people with large vocabularies have no incentive for, and tend not to engage in, the kind of creative linguistic self-expression that is required when no available words seem adequate. Thus a large vocabulary is a hindrance to using language in a truly articulate way.
Which one of the following is an assumption made in the argument?
(A) When people are truly articulate, they have the capacity to express themselves in situations in which their vocabularies seem inadequate.
(B) People who are able to express themselves creatively in new situations have little incentive to acquire large vocabularies.
(C) The most articulate people are people who have large vocabularies but also are able to express themselves creatively when the situation demands it.
(D) In educating people' to be more articulate, it would be futile to try to increase the size of their vocabularies.
(E) In unfamiliar situations, even people with large Vocabularies often do not have specifically suitable words available.
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shovan85
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IMO E
[P]People with large vocabulary use the words only when there is no other word to use.
Which one of the following is an assumption made in the argument?
(A) Yes that is the way they use.
(B) Acquiring vocabulary
(C) If they can use then why it will be a hindrance
(D) Why discuss educating people.
(E) In unfamiliar situations, even people with large Vocabularies often do not have specifically suitable words available.
[C] Thus a large vocabulary is a hindrance to using language in a truly articulate way.
[P]People with large vocabulary use the words only when there is no other word to use.
Which one of the following is an assumption made in the argument?
(A) Yes that is the way they use.
(B) Acquiring vocabulary
(C) If they can use then why it will be a hindrance
(D) Why discuss educating people.
(E) In unfamiliar situations, even people with large Vocabularies often do not have specifically suitable words available.
[C] Thus a large vocabulary is a hindrance to using language in a truly articulate way.
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I liked A to begin with, and then POE confirms A as my answer choice.
B: Pretty strong language, and this might fit more for a conclusion than an assumption.
C: The stimulus is actually implying that people with large vocab aren't articulate.
D: Too strong of implication, like B.
E: Out of scope.
B: Pretty strong language, and this might fit more for a conclusion than an assumption.
C: The stimulus is actually implying that people with large vocab aren't articulate.
D: Too strong of implication, like B.
E: Out of scope.
Yep.
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g000fy
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I think the paraphrasing is not right for the premise.shovan85 wrote:IMO E
[P]People with large vocabulary use the words only when there is no other word to use.
Which one of the following is an assumption made in the argument?
(A) Yes that is the way they use.
(B) Acquiring vocabulary
(C) If they can use then why it will be a hindrance
(D) Why discuss educating people.
(E) In unfamiliar situations, even people with large Vocabularies often do not have specifically suitable words available.
[C] Thus a large vocabulary is a hindrance to using language in a truly articulate way.
IMO, the author is saying people with large vocabs have nothing to gain by speaking in a hi-fi language and so don't speak in that way when required (either they shut up or something). And, so they are not truly articulate even though they posses large vocabpeople with large vocabularies have no incentive for, and tend not to engage in, the kind of creative linguistic self-expression that is required when no available words seem adequate
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g000fy
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Alternatively, B can be eliminated on grounds that it talks about incentive to acquire large vocab whereas the premise talks about incentive for the kind of creative linguistic self-expression that is requireduwhusky wrote:I liked A to begin with, and then POE confirms A as my answer choice.
B: Pretty strong language, and this might fit more for a conclusion than an assumption.
C: The stimulus is actually implying that people with large vocab aren't articulate.
D: Too strong of implication, like B.
E: Out of scope.
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g000fy wrote:Being articulate has been equated with having a large vocabulary. Actually, however, people with large vocabularies have no incentive for, and tend not to engage in, the kind of creative linguistic self-expression that is required when no available words seem adequate. Thus a large vocabulary is a hindrance to using language in a truly articulate way.
Which one of the following is an assumption made in the argument?
(A) When people are truly articulate, they have the capacity to express themselves in situations in which their vocabularies seem inadequate.
(B) People who are able to express themselves creatively in new situations have little incentive to acquire large vocabularies.
(C) The most articulate people are people who have large vocabularies but also are able to express themselves creatively when the situation demands it.
(D) In educating people' to be more articulate, it would be futile to try to increase the size of their vocabularies.
(E) In unfamiliar situations, even people with large Vocabularies often do not have specifically suitable words available.
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i use POE and i am just between A and B, maybe i will choose A
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P1. People with large vocabularies do not use creative language when most words seem inadequate.
C. Large vocabularies are bad if you wanna be articulate.
Assumption = Using creative language when most words seem inadequate is the definition of being articulate.
Answer is A
C. Large vocabularies are bad if you wanna be articulate.
Assumption = Using creative language when most words seem inadequate is the definition of being articulate.
Answer is A
