Q6 - Saturn's moon Enceladus has a rocky core

by **Laura Damone** Fri Jan 10, 2020 7:59 pm

Question Type:[br][/br] ID the Conclusion [br][/br]
Stimulus Breakdown:[br][/br] Conclusion: Between the layers of rocky core and icy surface, there must be a lake of liquid water.

Evidence: The Cassini space probe measured density of matter composing the moon. It revealed something denser than ice between the core and the surface. That could only be liquid water. [br][/br]
Answer Anticipation:[br][/br] Look for an answer that paraphrases the second sentence. That sentence uses the phrase "these two layers." Expect the answer to replace that reference and name the layers explicitly. [br][/br]
Correct answer:[br][/br] B [br][/br]
Answer choice analysis:
(A) This is background information. [br][/br]
(B) Bingo. Matches our prediction. Paraphrases sentence two. [br][/br]
(C) This is a premise. [br][/br]
(D) This is another premise. [br][/br]
(E) This is yet another premise! [br][/br]
Takeaway/Pattern: [br][/br] A common form for ID the Conclusion questions is to have the conclusion tucked into the middle of the argument, following either background info or an opposing point!
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