Category: General Knowledge | Last updated: 2026-09-18

"Since implementing the new teaching method, test scores dropped. The new method must be ineffective." Which most strengthens this conclusion?

A) The school also experienced budget cuts and teacher turnover during the same period
B) Multiple schools that adopted the method all saw score drops, while schools using traditional methods did not
C) Some students liked the new method
D) The principal supports the new method

Explanation

Replication across multiple schools with a control group (traditional method schools) strengthens the causal claim about the method being ineffective.

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