Councilperson X: We have an obligation

Answer choices

1. A

   Neither Party: should recommend18% picked this

   The council should recommend the building of a new

   This disagreement / conversation is only related to if the council agrees to approve a new plant. Neither person is agitating for or against that approval. If the council happens to approve building a new station, then X and Y disagree over which design we should choose.

   18%
2. B

   Neither Party: improve quality5% picked this

   It is the council’s responsibility to improve the community’s quality

   The 2nd person says that the council is obliged "not to lower" quality of life, but that doesn't mean the same thing as saying the council is obliged "to improve".

   5%
3. C

   No Comment from Person 12% picked this

   A plant of the type specified by the design in question would damage the air

   Only the 2nd person brings up the potential damage to the air quality that could result from the new design. We don't know whether X is unaware of this, whether he disagrees, or whether he agrees but doesn't care because he thinks our obligation to secure the lowest electricity rates takes precedence.

   2%
4. D

   Correct72% picked this

   If a new generating station is to be built, the council should endorse a plant of the type specified

   Why this is right

   Yes, this just restates X's 3rd idea, which was the idea we identified that Y is disagreeing with. X would say YES, because X literally says this as his 3rd claim. Y would say NO, because she is saying that the new design would damage quality of life enough (which the council is obliged to protect) that the detriment of the new design outweighs the benefit.

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

   72%
5. E

   Both Probably Agree2% picked this

   A plant of the type specified by the design in question would allow for the

   We considered this 2nd idea and decided that Person 2 seems to potentially still agree with this. She never gets specific enough for us to know whether or not she thinks that the new design would be the lowest rates, but she acknowledges that the new design would definitely confer the benefit of lower rates, so she's closer to agreeing than disagreeing with this.

   2%