Question

There is a sentence that is missing in the paragraph below. Look at the paragraph and decide where (option 1, 2, 3 or 4) the following sentence would best fit.
Sentence: For theoretical purposes, arguments may be considered as freestanding entities, abstracted from their contexts of use in actual human activities.
Paragraph : (1). An argument can be defined as a complex symbolic structure where some parts, known as the premises, offer support to another part, the conclusion. Alternatively, an argument can be viewed as a complex speech act consisting of one or more acts of premising (which assert propositions in favor of the conclusion), an act of concluding, and a stated or implicit marker ("hence", "therefore") that indicates that the conclusion follows from the premises.. (2)_. The relation of support between premises and conclusion can be cashed out in different ways: the premises may guarantee the truth of the conclusion, or make its truth more probable; the premises may imply the conclusion; the premises may make the conclusion more acceptable (or assertible).(3)__. But depending on one's explanatory goals, there is also much to be gained from considering arguments as they in fact occur in human communicative practices.

• A. Option 2
• B. Option 1
• C. Option 1
• D. Option 3

Answer 1

The Correct Option is D

Due to its continuation of the topic from the previous sentences, the sentence fits well in Blank 3. Prior to Blank 3, the paragraph presents multiple viewpoints for analyzing and interpreting arguments, outlining diverse approaches to comprehending the relationship of support between premises and conclusions. The aforementioned remark introduces an additional dimension to the current discourse by implying that arguments can be evaluated theoretically apart from their practical settings. By offering a theoretical viewpoint on the nature of arguments, this placement improves the paragraph's overall flow.
The correct option is (D): Option 3.