Q11 - Nick: The Pincus family and their construction

by **mshinners** Fri Dec 31, 1999 8:00 pm

Question Type:
ID the Disagreement

Stimulus Breakdown:
Nick: "You can buy our university's loyalty with money."

Pedro: If someone donates to the university, the university doesn't owe them anything. That runs against the whole idea of charity. Let's give it to the best bid.

Answer Anticipation:
The disagreement is over whether a donation creates an obligation. Expect a trap answer about giving the contract to Pincus - Pedro might think that they are, in fact, the best company for the job!

Correct answer:
(C)

Answer choice analysis:
(A) Half scope. Nick agrees with this, but we don't know about Pedro. There may be situations where loyalty would be a factor for him.

(B) Out of scope. Neither Nick nor Pedro talks about the Pincus family motivation.

(C) Bingo. Nick believes it does create an obligation; Pedro doesn't.

(D) Out of scope. Neither speaker compares old donors with new ones.

(E) Out of scope. Neither talks about the actual bid.

Takeaway/Pattern: We didn’t get the expected trap answer, but predicting some can be a great way to hone your skills!

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