The top priority of the school

Answer choices

1. A

   Similar9% picked this

   The top priority of a salesperson should be not to alienate customers. Honesty and a good knowledge of the product line are useful to

   Conclusion - #1 thing to worry about is making customers not feel alienated (i.e. making them feel comfortable). Evidence - Nothing else (like honesty or knowledge of products) really matters if you don't have a customer that feels at ease.

   9%
2. B

   Similar5% picked this

   The top priority of a person lost in the wilderness should be food-gathering. Knowing how to find one’s way back or how to build

   Conclusion - #1 thing to worry about when lost in the wilderness is gathering food. Evidence - Nothing else (like finding your way out or building some shelter) will matter if you can't find food and starve to death.

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3. C

   Similar4% picked this

   The top priority of a detective should be to gather physical evidence. High-tech crime lab equipment and the most sophisticated criminological analysis are of

   Conclusion - #1 thing to worry about as a detective is gathering physical evidence. Evidence - Nothing else (like good lab equipment or sophisticated analysis) is worth anything if you don't have good evidence to analyze.

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4. D

   Similar8% picked this

   The top priority of a library should be to maintain its collection of books. A knowledgeable staff and beautiful facilities are of no value

   Conclusion - #1 thing to worry about as a library is having a good collection of books. Evidence - Nothing else (like knowledgeable staff or beautiful facilities) will matter if there's aren't good books available when people show up.

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5. E

   Correct74% picked this

   The top priority of a criminal defense lawyer should be to ensure that innocent clients are found not guilty. Such clients can justly be

   Why this is right

   Conclusion - #1 thing to worry about as a defense lawyer is that your innocent clients are found not guilty. The evidence should now list other possible things that a defense lawyer would worry about (good relationship with clients, good professional reputation, reasonable rates, friendly receptionist) and say that none of them are worth anything if your innocent clients are being found guilty. Instead the evidence here is stressing why being found not guilty is important. In all the other arguments (including the original), it mentioned other possible things the subject might worry about besides the thing being identified as the top priority. This argument's evidence doesn't list 2 or 3 other things that a criminal defense lawyer might worry about.

   Skill tested: Parallel · how this choice captures the argument's function is the move to repeat next time.

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