Pundit: The average salary for teachers

Answer choices

1. A

   Out of Scope1% picked this

   presumes, without providing justification, that sports have some

   Sports and education are compared, but not connected as this answer suggests.

   1%
2. B

   Correct85% picked this

   fails to consider that the total amount of money spent on education may be much greater than the

   Why this is right

   This answer points to an alternative comparison that may be more relevant to how society values sports and education.

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

   85%
3. C

   Too Weak1% picked this

   fails to consider both that most teachers are not in the classroom during the summer and that most professional athletes

   This provides a reason why both salaries could be lower than one otherwise might expect, but would not explain why teachers are paid less on average than athletes.

   1%
4. D

   Out of scope9% picked this

   compares teachers' salaries only to those of professional athletes rather than also to the salaries

   Other professionals are irrelevant to the comparison between teachers and athletes.

   9%
5. E

   Out of Scope3% picked this

   fails to compare salaries for teachers in the pundit's society to salaries for teachers

   The way other societies value teachers and athletes is irrelevant to the argument's conclusion.

   3%