The assumption made in the passage that contributes to circular reasoning is: that existing STEM curriculum is unbalanced. This is circular reasoning because the argument relies on the premise that the current STEM curriculum lacks balance to support the claim that adding arts will enhance it, without a clear justification of what constitutes "balance."
Certain educators propose turning the STEM program into a STEAM program by adding art to the core curriculum and teaching it as an academic subject. These educators want to enhance the effectiveness of the original STEM plan and balance the curriculum. By adding A to the acronym, they intend to prioritize the arts along with the sciences. A typical STEAM program may now include the following: music, dance, theater, and the visual arts. The arts are taught with the same academic rigor and assessed by the same standards as science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Question Use the passage to answer the question. Which assumption made in the passage contributes to circular reasoning? (1 point) Responses that engineering and mathematics have the same rigor that engineering and mathematics have the same rigor - no response given that STEAM necessarily includes dance and theater that STEAM necessarily includes dance and theater - incorrect that existing STEM curriculum is unbalanced that existing STEM curriculum is unbalanced - no response given that art is taught as an academic subject
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