Standardized Testing Argumentative Essay

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While many sources oppose the use of standardized tests, there are sources that do support the idea of standardized tests. More specifically, these sources praise accountability programs that are often linked to the results of standardized test scores, thus creating high-stakes testing. Accountability programs often require schools to get a certain benchmark score in order to receive funding and remain open. Due to the importance placed on standardized tests, many teachers resort to “teaching to the test,” and students focus on memorizing facts rather than gaining knowledge. Thus, my goal of this counterargument is to identify logical fallacies in such opposing sources to render them false.
My first opposing source, “Benefits of Standardized