#13 - Specific Reference, Must Be True

[sqmusgrave]

Hi, I'm sorry but I don't understand your explanation for A. The admin says
"Answer choice (A): This is a very popular wrong answer choice, because the author says that with respect to games that are commodified, even in-world sales for virtual currency would be taxed regardless of whether the buyer cashes out—but the author of the passage refers to the sale of virtual currency for real world currency, not for real world items. "

But the stimulus says" even of in-world sales for virtual currency" around line 54. Where is the "real world currency" coming from? This says virtual currency, and answer choice A says "real world items for virtual currency". How is the author referring to virtual currency to real world currency instead?

[Chandler H]

Hi, I'm sorry but I don't understand your explanation for A. The admin says
"Answer choice (A): This is a very popular wrong answer choice, because the author says that with respect to games that are commodified, even in-world sales for virtual currency would be taxed regardless of whether the buyer cashes out—but the author of the passage refers to the sale of virtual currency for real world currency, not for real world items. "

But the stimulus says" even of in-world sales for virtual currency" around line 54. Where is the "real world currency" coming from? This says virtual currency, and answer choice A says "real world items for virtual currency". How is the author referring to virtual currency to real world currency instead?

Hi sqmusgrave,

The admin's post explains that answer choice (A) refers to exchanging real-world items for virtual currency, whereas line 54 refers to exchanging virtual items for virtual currency. The author of the passage also refers to exchanging virtual items for real-world currency (line 30), which I believe is what the admin's post was referencing.

I understand your confusion—there's a lot at play here! Regardless, it's never mentioned that real items would be exchanged for virtual currency, so answer choice (A) is wrong.