Rita: The original purpose of

Answer choices

1. A

   No Impact1% picked this

   It has become difficult for small farmers to obtain bank loans to be repaid later

   While this indicates the challenges small farmers face, it doesn't address Thomas's objection regarding the timing of subsidy administration.

   1%
2. B

   No Impact3% picked this

   Having such a cutoff point would cause some farmers whose income would otherwise exceed $100,000

   This discusses potential consequences of implementing a cutoff point but doesn’t provide a solution to Thomas’s specific objection about income timing.

   3%
3. C

   Opposite (if anything)2% picked this

   The income of a farmer varies because weather and market prices are not stable from

   If anything, this would help Thomas argue that it's too hard to figure out whether a given farmer makes $100k, since their income is highly variable.

   2%
4. D

   No Impact1% picked this

   If subsidy payments to large farmers were eliminated, the financial condition of the

   This points to an upside of doing Rita's idea, but it doesn't respond to Thomas's objection about the fact that subsidies are given pre-harvest, and income is calculated post-harvest the following April.

   1%
5. E

   Correct93% picked this

   Subsidy cutoffs can be determined on the basis of income for

   Why this is right

   This answer provides a feasible proposal to Thomas's objection. By determining subsidy cutoffs based on the previous year’s income, Rita circumvents the challenge of not knowing current-year income during the planting and growing season. This allows the subsidies to be managed based on available historical data and makes the cutoff point administratively possible.

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

   93%