Politician: Homelessness is a serious social problem, but further government spending to provide low income housing ...

Delete1 September 6, 2018

Selected B

Hi, am I correct in understanding the answer is C because it is a true statement regardless of the information we see presented throughout the rest of the paragraph? (E.g. the statement figures into the argument in that it is simply compatible with whatever the author decides in their conclusion and has no bearing on the argument itself; It's just an observable fact.)

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Max-Youngquist September 7, 2018

@leanne-combs yes that's right. Whether or not "people are homeless because of a lack of housing" is true or not, it can still be true that "homelessness is a serious problem."

Kellan September 17, 2018

Why is it not D

Mehran September 17, 2018

(D) does not pass the Must Be True prong of Argument Structure questions. The politician is not trying to discredit the idea that "homelessness is a serious social problem." He actually agrees that it is a serious social problem (starts off the argument by stating this).

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