Students who eat breakfast score higher on tests. Therefore, eating breakfast improves test scores. The argument assumes that:

  1. no other factor explains both breakfast and higher scores
  2. all students eat breakfast
  3. tests are difficult
  4. breakfast is expensive
Answer

A) no other factor explains both breakfast and higher scores

It assumes correlation reflects causation. Advanced Verbal (GRE, GMAT, SAT) · Critical reasoning

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