Environmentalists who seek stricter governmental

Answer choices

1. A

   Correct84% picked this

   Middle-level managers who ask their companies to hire additional employees should have strong evidence that doing so will benefit the company; otherwise, higher-level managers

   Why this is right

   This follows the same script, although drastically reduces the life or death stakes, from wolves and ecological disasters to unneeded expenditures on human resources. This argument offers similar advice to middle-managers: - You better have your facts straight (you better have strong evidence that your request will do what you promise) - If not, people won't listen to you even when you're actually telling the truth (higher ups will refuse to follow your suggestions even when your request would do what you promise)

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

   84%
2. B

   Different Advice Word Bait10% picked this

   Politicians who defend the rights of unpopular constituencies ought to see to it that they use cool, dispassionate rhetoric in their appeals. Even if

   Different Advice Word Bait: "have their facts straight" This argument isn't saying "you better be telling the truth now, or else later when you are telling the truth they won't listen to you". It's saying, "you should use an unemotional tone, or else people will have a negative reaction even if you're telling the truth."

   10%
3. C

   Different Advice1% picked this

   People who are trying to convince others to take some sort of action should make every effort to present evidence that is emotionally compelling.

   This argument isn't saying "you better be telling the truth now, or else later when you are telling the truth they won't listen to you". It's saying, "you better make your sales pitch emotionally compelling, or else people won't be persuaded, even if you're telling the truth".

   1%
4. D

   Different Advice2% picked this

   Whoever wants to advance a political agenda ought to take the time to convince legislators that their own political careers are at stake in

   This argument isn't saying "you better be telling the truth now, or else later when you are telling the truth they won't listen to you". It's saying, "you better convince your audience that it's in their interest to help you, or else they won't listen to you."

   2%
5. E

   Different Advice3% picked this

   Activists who want to prevent excessive globalization of the economy should assign top priority to an appeal to the economic self-interest of those who

   This argument isn't saying "you better be telling the truth now, or else later when you are telling the truth they won't listen to you". It's saying, "you better make your #1 priority reaching the audience that would be most adversely affected by X, or else the problems of X are inevitable."

   3%