#3 - Must Be True, Organization

[rachue]

Hi there,

I'm having trouble understanding why B is correct here over C. I hesitated between both of them while testing. B seemed correct but C seemed "more" correct, if that makes sense, bc it provided more accurate detail. The only thing I can see that might possibly be wrong with C is that it says that the second paragraph "presents", when it had already been briefly talked about in a sentence in the first paragraph (hat might just be overanalyzing it now trying to figure out why it was wrong but other than that, I can't find any other clue).

To me, C seemed correct in that it presents the pros and cons of the two options and does enhance the author's discussion, and therefore seemed like a better answer than B.

Can someone help me out here? Thanks in advance.

[Steve Stein]

The problem is that incorrect answer choice C says that the second paragraph presents the pros and cons of a claim--that paragraph presents the pros and cons of the two different pumps that are being redesigned and does enhance the discussion, but it does not assess any particular claim.

[rachue]

But couldn't it be argued that the "claim" being made was that two new kinds of pumps were being redesigned (line 12)? Or is that too much of a stretch?

[Steve Stein]

The author tells us that researchers are designing two new kinds of pumps. This really looks like a statement of fact. If we take it as a claim, however, the next paragraph does not weigh the pros and cons of the claim that two pumps are being designed--rather, this is where the author discusses the pumps themselves.

[rachue]

Yea, you're right. I guess I was trying to stretch that way too much. Thanks for the help!