#22 - Sarah: Some schools seek to foster a habit of

[srcline@noctrl.edu]

Hello

So I am having a hard time understanding how B is not correct and C is the correct answer.

So, Paul does mention that " some students forced to perform com. service have enjoyed it so much they end up volunteering for a similar cause.

Wouldnt Sarah not agree with this statement, b/c she says that a person who has been forced to volunteer hasnt really volunteered at all b/c they have been forced to do it? Can someone please explain how B is wrong and C is right.

Thankyou
Sarah

[Robert Carroll]

Sarah,

Sarah makes no claim about whether students enjoyed it or not. She simply says they didn't really volunteer for it, so it won't encourage a habit of volunteering. Point at Issue questions are in the First Family, so new information cannot be inserted into the stimulus - Sarah never discussed enjoyment or anything equivalent to it, so her opinion about it is unknown. This is why answer choice (B) is not the point at issue.

Answer choice (C) involves exactly what you quote Paul as saying - people enjoyed it, so they ended up volunteering later themselves. Sarah doesn't think being forced to volunteer will create the habit, while Paul does. So answer choice (C) is the point at issue between them.

Robert Carroll

[silent7706]

Hello,

Is (D) wrong because the question stimuli talks about a very specific policy, while (D) talks about policies? I feel the subtle scope difference between the two, but want to confirm.

Thanks in advance.

[Brook Miscoski]

Silent7706,

The reason (D) is wrong is that there is no evidence that the two disagree about overall possibility. Both of them could agree that is possible to foster a habit of volunteering, but just disagree over whether this specific policy will work. If that's what you're saying, then yes, that's a solid reason to eliminate (D).