James: Community colleges

Answer choices

1. A

   Correct80% picked this

   A primary goal of any university is to serve the educational needs

   Why this is right

   This is the disagreement. Margaret says directly: "A primary goal of any university is to serve the needs of the community where it is located." James says universities don't primarily meet community educational needs — that's the role of community colleges, and universities have different primary goals. So Margaret affirms (A), James denies it. Clean disagreement.

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

   80%
2. B

   Half Scope5% picked this

   Most universities adequately serve the educational needs of the communities in which

   Neither James nor Margaret comments on whether most universities adequately serve community needs. James says it's not their primary goal; Margaret says it is. But adequacy of how well it's done is not addressed by either speaker.

   5%
3. C

   Half Scope0% picked this

   The main reason people have for attending a university is to prepare themselves

   Margaret says career preparation is the main reason for attending university. James doesn't address why people attend university — he only talks about what universities aim to do as institutions. Without James's position, we can't establish disagreement.

   0%
4. D

   Half Scope2% picked this

   In a typical community, the primary educational need is to prepare community

   Neither speaker takes a position on what the primary educational need of a typical community is. James says community colleges meet community needs, but doesn't specify what those needs are. Margaret says people attend for career prep, but doesn't commit to that being the community's primary need.

   2%
5. E

   Half Scope13% picked this

   The main reason people have for attending a university is the same as the main reason people have

   Margaret says the main reason for attending university is the same as for attending community college. James doesn't address attendance reasons at all. So we can't establish disagreement.

   13%