Choose evidence that strengthens the argument: retrieval

Choose evidence that strengthens the argument: retrieval: a separate sample with explanations after your response.

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1. What you will learn

Choose evidence that strengthens the argument: retrieval: attempt the strengthen sample without worked examples. Use the target of each question to decide which information matters, and record your initial response before reading its explanation.

2. Practice

A translation office adds a glossary check before delivery and subsequently clients report fewer terminology inconsistencies. During the same period it also assigns repeat clients to the same translator. A coordinator concludes that the intervention caused the improvement, arguing that a shared glossary catches conflicting renderings. Which finding most strengthens the coordinator's causal explanation?

assigning translators at random, documents receiving the check contain fewer inconsistencies than unchecked documents
unchecked documents improve by the same amount when translator continuity is introduced
Staff expected the intervention to help before it began.
The intervention was introduced after several months of discussion.
Some other organizations have adopted similar interventions.

3. Practice

A bus depot installs a parts-location display and subsequently mechanics complete repairs sooner. During the same period it also hires an additional mechanic for each shift. A coordinator concludes that the intervention caused the improvement, arguing that less time is spent searching for replacement components. Which finding most strengthens the coordinator's causal explanation?

with staffing held constant, repairs needing stored parts are completed sooner when the display is available
the time reduction occurs only in repairs that never require looking up a stored part
Staff expected the intervention to help before it began.
The intervention was introduced after several months of discussion.
Some other organizations have adopted similar interventions.

4. Practice

A pottery workshop changes the drying schedule and subsequently fewer vessels crack. During the same period it also buys clay from a different supplier. A coordinator concludes that the intervention caused the improvement, arguing that more gradual drying reduces internal stress. Which finding most strengthens the coordinator's causal explanation?

vessels made from one clay batch crack less often under the new schedule in otherwise matched conditions
both schedules produce the same cracking rate within each clay batch
Staff expected the intervention to help before it began.
The intervention was introduced after several months of discussion.
Some other organizations have adopted similar interventions.

5. Practice

A public records office introduces a checklist for requests and subsequently fewer applications are returned incomplete. During the same period it also simplifies the application requirements. A coordinator concludes that the intervention caused the improvement, arguing that the checklist helps applicants supply required information. Which finding most strengthens the coordinator's causal explanation?

under unchanged requirements, randomly selected applicants given the checklist omit fewer required fields
applications made without the checklist improve equally after requirements are simplified
Staff expected the intervention to help before it began.
The intervention was introduced after several months of discussion.
Some other organizations have adopted similar interventions.

6. What you can do now

Review the strengthen decisions in this critical reasoning sample. Identify the particular restriction or evidence that changed your answer, and return to the corresponding worked lesson before trying a new case.