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[Beatrice Michael]

Can anyone please tell me if this is the right vvay of thinking or do I need to change

Also if you can explain vvhy E is incorrect

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A certain baseball team has just completed its season. In stadiums that seat 20,000 or fewer people, the team averaged 1 home run per game; in stadiums that seat between 20,000 and 40,000 people, the team averaged 2 home runs per game; and, in stadiums that seat 40,000 or more people, the team averaged 3 home runs per game. Obviously, the excitement of playing in front of large crowds motivated the team to hit more home runs.

Assuming that all stadiums during the season were filled to capacity, which of the following, if true, most undermines the argument above?

Premise: In stadiums that seat less people the team average is less
In stadiums that seat more people the team average is more

Conclusin: the excitement of playing in front of large crovvds brings in the motivation

Assumption : Motivation is the only factor that causes the team to score more runs

Weaken : Motivation is not the only factor there is another factor like home town or different team or different players....

Strengthen: yes Motivation is the only factor that caused it if it is not for Motivation there is no other reason


- The team’s leading home run hitter hit more home runs in mid-sized stadiums than in large stadiums.

Here we are referring to the team collectively so one persons averge cannot be counted

- The fans in the larger stadiums often cheered against the team.
If the fans cheered against the team then the argument fails but it does not give us a factor other than motivation

- The team averaged only 2 home runs per game when playing in the league’s largest stadium.

We are still looking only for the reason why they score more not how many they averaged


- In order to create seating for the additional fans, the outfield walls in the larger stadiums were constructed closer to home base.

This gives a reason for the reason why they hit more runs it vvas not because of motivation but because the walls were closer

- The team’s announcer cited crowd noise as a major motivator for the team.
Im not too sure why this could not be the right answer

[jnelson0612]

Can anyone please tell me if this is the right vvay of thinking or do I need to change

Also if you can explain vvhy E is incorrect

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A certain baseball team has just completed its season. In stadiums that seat 20,000 or fewer people, the team averaged 1 home run per game; in stadiums that seat between 20,000 and 40,000 people, the team averaged 2 home runs per game; and, in stadiums that seat 40,000 or more people, the team averaged 3 home runs per game. Obviously, the excitement of playing in front of large crowds motivated the team to hit more home runs.

Assuming that all stadiums during the season were filled to capacity, which of the following, if true, most undermines the argument above?

Premise: In stadiums that seat less people the team average is less
In stadiums that seat more people the team average is more

Conclusin: the excitement of playing in front of large crovvds brings in the motivation

Assumption : Motivation is the only factor that causes the team to score more runs

Weaken : Motivation is not the only factor there is another factor like home town or different team or different players....

Strengthen: yes Motivation is the only factor that caused it if it is not for Motivation there is no other reason


- The team’s leading home run hitter hit more home runs in mid-sized stadiums than in large stadiums.

Here we are referring to the team collectively so one persons averge cannot be counted

- The fans in the larger stadiums often cheered against the team.
If the fans cheered against the team then the argument fails but it does not give us a factor other than motivation

- The team averaged only 2 home runs per game when playing in the league’s largest stadium.

We are still looking only for the reason why they score more not how many they averaged


- In order to create seating for the additional fans, the outfield walls in the larger stadiums were constructed closer to home base.

This gives a reason for the reason why they hit more runs it vvas not because of motivation but because the walls were closer

- The team’s announcer cited crowd noise as a major motivator for the team.
Im not too sure why this could not be the right answer

Overall, pretty good! I like how you deconstructed the argument. One assumption I would consider is this:
There is no other aspect of a large stadium that helps the hitting average other than the motivation coming from a larger crowd's noise.

That's awkward, but it's important to rule out all other possible effects of the larger stadium other than crowd motivation.

As for answer E, doesn't E strengthen the idea that crowd noise is the reason for the better performance in the stadium? Remember, we are trying to find the answer that best weakens the argument, or provides an alternative explanation for the effect that we are seeing.

[Beatrice Michael]

Thankyou Jamie

Can anyone please tell me if this is the right vvay of thinking or do I need to change

Also if you can explain vvhy E is incorrect

OA :

Code: Select All Code

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A certain baseball team has just completed its season. In stadiums that seat 20,000 or fewer people, the team averaged 1 home run per game; in stadiums that seat between 20,000 and 40,000 people, the team averaged 2 home runs per game; and, in stadiums that seat 40,000 or more people, the team averaged 3 home runs per game. Obviously, the excitement of playing in front of large crowds motivated the team to hit more home runs.

Assuming that all stadiums during the season were filled to capacity, which of the following, if true, most undermines the argument above?

Premise: In stadiums that seat less people the team average is less
In stadiums that seat more people the team average is more

Conclusin: the excitement of playing in front of large crovvds brings in the motivation

Assumption : Motivation is the only factor that causes the team to score more runs

Weaken : Motivation is not the only factor there is another factor like home town or different team or different players....

Strengthen: yes Motivation is the only factor that caused it if it is not for Motivation there is no other reason


- The team’s leading home run hitter hit more home runs in mid-sized stadiums than in large stadiums.

Here we are referring to the team collectively so one persons averge cannot be counted

- The fans in the larger stadiums often cheered against the team.
If the fans cheered against the team then the argument fails but it does not give us a factor other than motivation

- The team averaged only 2 home runs per game when playing in the league’s largest stadium.

We are still looking only for the reason why they score more not how many they averaged


- In order to create seating for the additional fans, the outfield walls in the larger stadiums were constructed closer to home base.

This gives a reason for the reason why they hit more runs it vvas not because of motivation but because the walls were closer

- The team’s announcer cited crowd noise as a major motivator for the team.
Im not too sure why this could not be the right answer

Overall, pretty good! I like how you deconstructed the argument. One assumption I would consider is this:
There is no other aspect of a large stadium that helps the hitting average other than the motivation coming from a larger crowd's noise.

That's awkward, but it's important to rule out all other possible effects of the larger stadium other than crowd motivation.

As for answer E, doesn't E strengthen the idea that crowd noise is the reason for the better performance in the stadium? Remember, we are trying to find the answer that best weakens the argument, or provides an alternative explanation for the effect that we are seeing.

[jnelson0612]

You are most welcome! :-)