No one with a serious medical problem would rely

Answer choices

1. A

   Out of Scope: "public opinion surveys"3% picked this

   public servants should not be concerned about the outcomes of public

   This answer makes it seem like the intended analogy was "Just as people with medical problems should ignore average people's opinions, public servants should ignore average people's opinions".

   3%
2. B

   Weak Match11% picked this

   the average public servant knows more about what is best for society than the

   Maybe we could match this to the first case, if we think that good public servant is meant to line up with doctor (the person with expertise). Was the first half of the analogy saying that "the average doctor knows more about what's best for a patient than the average person does"? It was insinuating that, but it didn't say it, so it would be weird if the "similarly" claim was structured completely differently.

   11%
3. C

   Out of Scope Comparison5% picked this

   public servants should be more knowledgeable about the public good than

   Out of Scope Comparison: "more knowledgeable than they are" This doesn't match up with anything in the first example. We didn't say doctors or average people or people with medical problems should be more informed than they are.

   5%
4. D

   Correct71% picked this

   public servants should base decisions on something other than the average

   Why this is right

   Can we match this up with the first example? Yes, if we assign "good public servant" to the same role as "someone with a serious medical problem". Both of them have problems to solve, either public policy or medical treatment diagnosis. Both of them should avoid getting their solutions from the average person.

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

   71%
5. E

   Bad Match11% picked this

   one is a good public servant if one is more knowledgeable about the public good than

   This provides a sufficient condition for good public servant. In the first example, did we have a sufficient condition for being a doctor / someone with a serious medical problem? No, so there's no way that this will line up.

   11%