#20 - Politician: Homelessness is a serious social problem

[cgleeson]

Hi,
I have a question about my thinking about answer choice B. The answer says "it sets out a problem ... to resolve". I came back to B after negating it and I thought over and over. Then, I realized....low cost housing (whether for or against it) is not the only solution to homelessness. I had a thought that the argument in the stimulus was just a tip of the iceberg. My question: Was I overthinking this one? I'm trying not to bring outside information (i.e. my opinion) into the question.

Thanks,
Chris

[Rachael Wilkenfeld]

Hi Chris,

That's an interesting question. It's not bringing in outside information to say that the argument has not addressed all the possible solutions to a problem. The problem with answer choice (B) is that it doesn't describe what the part of the argument does. The argument by the politician doesn't seek to resolve homelessness. Instead, the politician acknowledges that that homelessness is a problem. The argument as a whole doesn't seek to solve homelessness, but just to rule out a potential cause.

Hope that helps!