Alex: Shrimp farming results

Answer choices

1. A

   Out of Scope: eventually24% picked this

   most owners of shrimp farms eventually abandon

   We know that Alex thinks most farmers quickly abandon their farms, so he would agree with this. Jolene doesn't think they quickly abandon their farms, but we don't know how she feels about the long-term "eventually". She only says that farmers plan to operate for many years, but not necessarily indefinitely.

   24%
2. B

   Correct61% picked this

   shrimp farming often yields a quick,

   Why this is right

   Alex would agree with this since he thinks that investors in shrimp farming "make quick profits and then abandon the farms", whereas Jolene would disagree, saying that "it takes a long time to construct and is costly to operate".

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

   61%
3. C

   Unknown for Person 27% picked this

   shrimp farming hardly ever damages the

   We know that Alex would disagree with this, but we don't have any clear indication of what Jolene thinks regarding the potential environmental damage of shrimp farming.

   7%
4. D

   Unknown for Person 24% picked this

   abandonment of a shrimp farm results in damage to

   We know that Alex would agree with this, but we don't have any clear indication of what Jolene thinks regarding the potential environmental damage of shrimp farming.

   4%
5. E

   Unknown for Person 24% picked this

   some shrimp farmers are environmentally

   We know that Alex would probably agree with this (although this wording of "irresponsible" is drifting farther out of scope), but we don't have any clear indication of what Jolene thinks regarding the potential environmental damage of shrimp farming.

   4%