#25 - Babson: The idea of charging people a dollar to read

[Administrator]

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[medialaw111516]

I see how D is right, it was my second choice, but is "routinely" what makes A wrong?

[Claire Horan]

Hi MediaLaw,

We are looking for the answer choice that they disagree over. To know that they disagree, they must both have expressed an opinion over the point, and the opinions must be opposing.

In the case of answer choice (A), we don't know if Babson thinks people will part with money when it is customary. Babson doesn't say anything about "customary" circumstances, just that people routinely part with money for "quality service." Cortez doesn't really express an opinion on (A) either, as he or she expresses "customary" circumstances as a requirement for people's willingness to spend money, not as a sufficient condition. In order for the answer choice to be correct, they both must express an opinion, and in this case, neither has expressed a clear opinion on whether "people will routinely part with money under circumstances in which it is considered customary to do so." Therefore, it cannot be the right answer.

Great question!

[gabelsmith]

Hello,

Can you please explain why B and C are wrong? Thanks

[Rachael Wilkenfeld]

Hi Gabel,

For answer choice (B), Cortez is focused on situations in which it is customary to tip, not countries where it is customary to tip. We have no information from Cortez as to how they feel country matters to willingness to tip. You might think you can just infer from what they say about customary occasions, but that isn't something that has to be true. We have to know the views of BOTH speakers in order to pick an answer in a point at issue question.

For answer choice (C), we actually don't know that either speaker would disagree. We don't totally know what Babson would think about answer choice (C). He might agree because people tip for other services. But he might disagree if there isn't a social custom to support it. For Cortez, he seems to lean that people would not pay without a social custom.

Hope that helps!