#14 - Global Reference, Must Be True

[Administrator]

Please post your questions below!

[klaq15]

I originally chose D and then upon review, switched to C. What made me uncomfortable with D is that Passage A does not actually mention criminal justice. So I was thinking they may also be talking about civil proceedings, and thus D would be wrong. So why is D right?

[Robert Carroll]

klaq,

The last sentence of Passage A refers to "accused lawbreaker", so there is no need to assume it's talking about the criminal justice system - that phrase indicates that we are talking about potential or actual violators of criminal law.

Robert Carroll

[lounalola]

I did pick D for this one, however, I also considered B. However, I am not fully sure as to why B is wrong.

[Adam Tyson]

B is wrong because neither passage is primarily concerned with answering this question, lounalola. Answer B is asking whether it is possible that free will exists in the face of findings of brain science. That is, now that we know what we know, is free will even possible? Author A addresses that question somewhat peripherally but doesn't really attempt to answer it. Author B doesn't touch on the question at all.

It's not enough that the question is somewhat related to one or both passages. We're looking for the main area of interest, the big idea, the author's true focus and purpose in writing the passage. Whether free will can exist is not that central topic for either passage. Stay focused on what the question asked!