Murray: You claim Senator Brandon

Answer choices

1. A

   Unsupported by Murray11% picked this

   Senator Brandon has accepted gifts from

   We considered this idea in our evaluation. Murray has only said, "You claim Senator Brandon has accepted gifts". He never says anything that affirms that he thinks Senator B has in fact accepted gifts.

   11%
2. B

   Unsupported by Murray13% picked this

   it is wrong for politicians to accept gifts

   We can tell that Jane is bothered by the idea of accepting gifts from lobbyists (she thinks that her own inconsistency in criticizing people for this does not excuse the senator's offense). But we can't point to any wording where Murray affirms that it's wrong for politicians to accept gifts from lobbyists. We only know that he thinks it's wrong to be inconsistent in criticizing people for a certain behavior.

   13%
3. C

   Too Strong: only9% picked this

   Jane’s criticism of Senator Brandon is motivated only by

   Both parties agree that Jane is motivated at least somewhat by personal dislike. Neither party said anything strong enough to support that Jane is only motivated by personal dislike. It seems like she is motivated in part by thinking that accepting gifts from lobbyists is an offense. The fact that she dislikes Senator B makes it easier for her to speak out against him, but that doesn't mean the only reason she's criticizing him is that she dislikes him.

   9%
4. D

   Unsupported for Murray6% picked this

   Senator Brandon should be criticized for accepting gifts

   This is a blend of both (A) and (B). We would need to know that Murray thinks 1. Senator B did in fact accept gifts from lobbyists and 2. It's wrong to accept gifts from lobbyists As discussed with (A) and (B), we can't derive either of those views from Murray's statements.

   6%
5. E

   Correct62% picked this

   one or more politicians have accepted gifts

   Why this is right

   Haha, what an impossible answer to predict. It has very lovably weak, provable language. Imagine what it would mean to disagree with this statement! (No politician ever has accepted gifts from lobbyists) We know that Murray thinks this is true because he points out that other politicians have done what Jane accuses Senator B of doing (accepting lobbyists' gifts). We know that Jane thinks this is true because she refers to the senator's offense, which we know is a reference to accepting gifts from lobbyists.

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

   62%