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Test 7 · ★ · Animals

"Testing medicine on animals is wrong cos the scientists are horrible people." What is weak about this argument?

Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 2 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: Testing medicine, scientists · What happens: be

This is test 7 · ★ of lesson 46 «Animals» of the religion ethics course of Mova's primary school. The page gives the question's syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause, then the 4 options as the student saw them, each with its tree and pragmatics. Every text is parsed by Mova itself. How the student answered it, with the score of every option and why: the test at school.

The question

Sentence 1: "Testing medicine on animals is wrong cos the scientists are horrible people."

punctcompoundnsubjcasenmodcopcasedetnsubjcopamodoblpunctpunctroot"PUNCTTestingPROPNmedicineNOUNonADPanimalsNOUNisAUXwrongADJcosSCONJtheDETscientistsNOUNareAUXhorribleADJpeopleNOUN.PUNCT"PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1""PUNCT_7 wrongpunct
2TestingTestingPROPNNumber=Sing3 medicinecompound
3medicinemedicineNOUNNumber=Sing7 wrongnsubj
4ononADP_5 animalscase
5animalsanimalNOUNNumber=Plur3 medicinenmod
6isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin7 wrongcop
7wrongwrongADJDegree=Posrootroot
8coscosSCONJ_13 peoplecase
9thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art10 scientistsdet
10scientistsscientistNOUNNumber=Plur13 peoplensubj
11arebeAUXMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin13 peoplecop
12horriblehorribleADJDegree=Pos13 peopleamod
13peoplepeopleNOUNNumber=Plur7 wrongobl
14..PUNCT_7 wrongpunct
15""PUNCT_7 wrongpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1is in a quotepresentTesting medicine on animalswrong propertytree rules
2is in a quotepresentthe scientistscos horrible peopletree rules

One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

Sentence 2: What is weak about this argument?

nsubjcopcasedetoblpunctrootWhatPRONisAUXweakADJaboutADPthisDETargumentNOUN?PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1WhatwhatPRONPronType=Int3 weaknsubj
2isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin3 weakcop
3weakweakADJDegree=Posrootroot
4aboutaboutADP_6 argumentcase
5thisthisDETNumber=Sing PronType=Dem6 argumentdet
6argumentargumentNOUNNumber=Sing3 weakobl
7??PUNCT_3 weakpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1ispresentabout this argument; weak propertytree rules

The options

Option 1 · ← Mova's choice

It is weak because it agrees with the teacher

nsubjcopmarknsubjadvclcasedetoblrootItPRONisAUXweakADJbecauseSCONJitPRONagreesVERBwithADPtheDETteacherNOUN
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ItitPRONCase=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs3 weaknsubj
2isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin3 weakcop
3weakweakADJDegree=Posrootroot
4becausebecauseSCONJ_6 agreesmark
5ititPRONCase=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs6 agreesnsubj
6agreesagreeVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin3 weakadvcl
7withwithADP_9 teachercase
8thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art9 teacherdet
9teacherteacherNOUNNumber=Sing6 agreesobl
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1ispresentItweak propertytree rules
2agree speech: agreepresentitwith the teachervn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V PP.co-agent how S»: agent=Agent with teacher=Co-Agent

Option 2 · ✓ the right answer

It attacks people instead of giving reasons about the question

nsubjobjmarkfixedadvclobjcasedetnmodrootItPRONattacksVERBpeopleNOUNinsteadADVofADPgivingVERBreasonsNOUNaboutADPtheDETquestionNOUN
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ItitPRONCase=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs2 attacksnsubj
2attacksattackVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
3peoplepeopleNOUNNumber=Plur2 attacksobj
4insteadinsteadADVExtPos=SCONJ6 givingmark
5ofofADP_4 insteadfixed
6givinggiveVERBTense=Pres VerbForm=Part2 attacksadvcl
7reasonsreasonNOUNNumber=Plur6 givingobj
8aboutaboutADP_10 questioncase
9thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art10 questiondet
10questionquestionNOUNNumber=Sing7 reasonsnmod
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1attackpresentItpeoplevn attack-60.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent people=Patient
2givegerundreasonsabout the questionvn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent reason=Theme

Option 3

It is too long and has too many reasons

nsubjcopadvmodccconjadvmodamodobjrootItPRONisAUXtooADVlongADJandCCONJhasVERBtooADVmanyADJreasonsNOUN
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ItitPRONCase=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs4 longnsubj
2isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin4 longcop
3tootooADV_4 longadvmod
4longlongADJDegree=Posrootroot
5andandCCONJ_6 hascc
6hashaveVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin4 longconj
7tootooADV_8 manyadvmod
8manymanyADJDegree=Pos9 reasonsamod
9reasonsreasonNOUNNumber=Plur6 hasobj
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1ispresentItlong propertytree rules
2havepresentmany reasonsvn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent reason=Patient

Option 4

It mentions medicine, which is completely off the topic of animals

nsubjobjpunctnsubjcopadvmodcasedetconjcasenmodrootItPRONmentionsVERBmedicineNOUN,PUNCTwhichPRONisAUXcompletelyADVoffADPtheDETtopicNOUNofADPanimalsNOUN
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ItitPRONCase=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs2 mentionsnsubj
2mentionsmentionVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
3medicinemedicineNOUNNumber=Sing2 mentionsobj
4,,PUNCT_10 topicpunct
5whichwhichPRONPronType=Rel10 topicnsubj
6isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin10 topiccop
7completelycompletelyADV_10 topicadvmod
8offoffADP_10 topiccase
9thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art10 topicdet
10topictopicNOUNNumber=Sing3 medicineconj
11ofofADP_12 animalscase
12animalsanimalNOUNNumber=Plur10 topicnmod
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1mention speech: otherpresentItmedicine and the topicvn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent medicine=Topic
2ispresentmedicine and the topicoff the topic; of animals; completely propertytree rules

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