Conclusion Statement | Valid | Not Valid |
Plants grow the best with Fertilizer A. | Incorrect. This is not a valid conclusion. How do you measure best? |
Correct! This is not a valid conclusion. How do you measure best? |
Plants to which Fertilizer A was applied grew taller than plants to which Fertilizer B was applied. | Correct! This would be a valid conclusion. It states the plants were measured and taller is not an opinion. |
Incorrect. This is a valid conclusion. |
Prettier fish are seen in salt water aquariums. | Incorrect. This is not a valid conclusion. How do you measure pretty? Pretty is an opinion. |
Correct! This is not a valid conclusion. How do you measure pretty? Pretty is an opinion. |
DuracellTM batteries are better than EnergizerTM batteries. | Incorrect. This is not a valid conclusion. How do you measure better? Better is an opinion. |
Correct! This is not a valid conclusion. How do you measure better? Better is an opinion. |