#13 - Many economists claim that financial rewards provide

[AAron24!]

I chose answer B for this question and after going back i realize why I was wrong I am having a difficult time understanding why C is correct. Also, can you please explain why A is wrong as well. Thanks

[Adam Tyson]

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[lonvely]

Hello. As I was first doing this question, I noted the flaw concerning the author's assumption that financial rewards could only mean a high salary & saw that AC C hinted at that. However, I didn't choose it because it seemed like it demanded an "extra step" to really target the argument; I would've liked if it had said "similar-paying jobs often have various financial benefits and people account for these when selecting a job." Is a seeming indirectness an erroneous reason for rejecting an AC?

[Luke Haqq]

Hi lonvely!

I can understand your point about answer choice (C) seeming somewhat indirect, but it's sufficient to weaken the argument. So inasmuch as it is indirect, that's not a reason to discount the answer choice.

Here, the wording in the stimulus is key. The economists' claim is about "financial rewards," whereas the next sentence is only about "high salary," and the conclusion is that "This shows that these economists overestimate the degree to which people are motivated by money in their job choices." Answer choice (C) points out that there are other financial rewards besides salary, which undercuts the conclusion. Just because people don't name high salary in the mentioned survey as the most desirable feature of a job doesn't mean that financial rewards don't provide the strongest incentive (e.g., there may be other financial incentives that factor in like stock options).