Q11 Rose the book is either by Deerson

[viennawoodscarnot]

Hello everyone,

I had a hard time with this one. I cannot tell which one of D and E is better. They both have an either/or selection and most of the components of both selection share something. Can anybody give me a hint on why D is better than E? Thanks!

[maryadkins]

Great question! Thanks for it.

There's an element in (E) that is missing in (D) that makes (E) wrong. See you can find it before reading on. It has to do with the college kids and community service...











Okay, ready? Did you see it? While (E) has all the pieces we're looking for:

1. Either/or (Dunkeld or Steventon)
2. A "most of both" (community service)

(E) also brings in the variable of what students SAY they are doing...they might be lying! We don't know what students are actually doing, which makes (E) slightly different than the stimulus.

As for the others...

(A) is missing the "most of both Elms and Beeches" piece

(B)'s conclusion brings in an entirely new idea not mentioned anywhere else in the premises--Isidore hearing them

(C) may be tempting, but the conclusion brings in a judgment -- "should" -- that is lacking in the stimulus