Q22

[judaydaday]

I had a hard time deciding between (C) and (E). I ended up choosing (E) because it seemed like the author supported the idea more. But I don't see how (C) is necessarily incorrect.

In lines 33-34 the passage states "yet it is not only the pursuit and acquisition of knowledge that makes one a professional."

Doesn't "not only" imply that it is a necessary condition, perhaps just a partial one? So in this sense, I thought it was BOTH the pursuit and acquisition of knowledge and the publicly professed devotion to a way of life.

Or all logic aside, is (C) incorrect because of the phrasing "long and difficult?"

[ohthatpatrick]

It's just "long and difficult". It's all about support-ability here. Pick whatever answer choice you have the best line reference for.

On a 1st pass, I'd also get rid of A/B/D.

(A) prestige and title come AFTER you're a professional
(B) "know-how" is used as a CONTRAST in line 32, to describe what professionalism is NOT.
(D) "political" justice is oddly specific. We never went there. We talked about rectifying injustice with lawyers, but that's it.

(C) I know the author thinks knowledge (not 'know-how') is an important characteristic of professionals. But did we ever stress "long and difficult"? Seems weird.

(E) Sure. That's kinda the definition he keeps coming back to. Line 20-22 make (E) seem pretty internal to the way the author defines 'professions'.

"A profession IS ____" what (E) says.

Also, the fact that line 23 starts "but this alone isn't SUFFICIENT" suggests "but it IS necessary", which matches up with the keywords "which of the following is required" in the question stem.

Hope this helps.

[judaydaday]

It's just "long and difficult". It's all about support-ability here. Pick whatever answer choice you have the best line reference for.

On a 1st pass, I'd also get rid of A/B/D.

(A) prestige and title come AFTER you're a professional
(B) "know-how" is used as a CONTRAST in line 32, to describe what professionalism is NOT.
(D) "political" justice is oddly specific. We never went there. We talked about rectifying injustice with lawyers, but that's it.

(C) I know the author thinks knowledge (not 'know-how') is an important characteristic of professionals. But did we ever stress "long and difficult"? Seems weird.

(E) Sure. That's kinda the definition he keeps coming back to. Line 20-22 make (E) seem pretty internal to the way the author defines 'professions'.

"A profession IS ____" what (E) says.

Also, the fact that line 23 starts "but this alone isn't SUFFICIENT" suggests "but it IS necessary", which matches up with the keywords "which of the following is required" in the question stem.

Hope this helps.

Thank you. This helps a lot. But is my interpretation of what "not only" means correct?

[WaltGrace1983]

It's just "long and difficult". It's all about support-ability here. Pick whatever answer choice you have the best line reference for.

On a 1st pass, I'd also get rid of A/B/D.

(A) prestige and title come AFTER you're a professional
(B) "know-how" is used as a CONTRAST in line 32, to describe what professionalism is NOT.
(D) "political" justice is oddly specific. We never went there. We talked about rectifying injustice with lawyers, but that's it.

(C) I know the author thinks knowledge (not 'know-how') is an important characteristic of professionals. But did we ever stress "long and difficult"? Seems weird.

(E) Sure. That's kinda the definition he keeps coming back to. Line 20-22 make (E) seem pretty internal to the way the author defines 'professions'.

"A profession IS ____" what (E) says.

Also, the fact that line 23 starts "but this alone isn't SUFFICIENT" suggests "but it IS necessary", which matches up with the keywords "which of the following is required" in the question stem.

Hope this helps.

I even think that "educational endeavor" is pretty weird. Nowhere did it say anything about an EDUCATIONAL endeavor and I think that equating "know how" or "inquiry and knowledge" is still a bit of a stretch to EDUCATION. However, I might be splitting hairs here.

In addition, Line 55-57 helped me the most in picking (E): "Being a professional...IMPELS making a public confession." "Impels" indicates something that one MUST do.

Should we approach questions like these so formulaically, like LR? Are causal questions common enough in RC that we should actually look for true causal clues in our reading of the passage?

[ohthatpatrick]

To the earlier poster, yes I think you're reading of "not only" is correct, that it DOES imply a necessary characteristic.

To Walt, your line reference in 55-57 is da bomb. I like it more than my original one.

I'm not sure what your question means, though, in relation to "causal" stuff in LR vs. RC?

Are we talking about something causal here? Did you mean conditional? Are you using 'causal' to signify necessary/sufficient?

I would approach this question (and lots of RC) formulaically insofar as we should be able to find some line reference that matches pretty well with "required in order that one be a professional".

I think all three of our line references are pretty valid.

Line 20, "A profession IS _____ "

Line 33, "it is not only _____ that makes one a professional"

and then the REAL one

Line 55 "Being a professional IMPELS ______ "

Mine is arguably the worst because it's about defining 'profession', not 'professional'. Oh, well. Strength in numbers.