Leah Likes to Get High Test Scores and a High

question 9

Multiple Choice

Leah likes to get high test scores and a high GPA so that she can beat her peers and get their admiration.What type of goal is this called?

• A)mastery
• B)performance approach
• C)performance avoidance
• D)supercompetitive

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Definitions:

Existential Import

The assumption that a statement implies the existence of the subject matter it discusses.

Enthymeme

A rhetorical argument where one premise is left unstated but is implied by the context.

Premise

A statement or idea that forms the basis for a logical conclusion, often serving as the starting point of an argument.

Existential Import

The implication that a categorical statement presupposes the existence of the entities it mentions.