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SamA on November 7, 2020

Hello @Melody,

I can tell that you are paying attention to your quantifier words, which is great. However, you do not need to do so in this case. The word "most" in this context is just a part of the question stem. It is not meant to be a quantifier as in "most Americans drive cars" or "some birds can swim." If the word "most" had appeared in the passage, then you would be absolutely right to consider it a quantifier.

In this case, "most" is simply asking you for the best answer. Which answer choice has the "most support" from the passage? Note that this is a Must Be True question. We are taking information from the passage and drawing our own conclusion. You will see this question stem frequently. Answer choice B is the "most supported," meaning it is the best of the 5 answer choices. We don't have to take it so literally and conclude that B has a greater than 50% likelihood.

Melody on December 3, 2020

No sorry this is not what I meant. The "most" I'm referring to is the one in answer choice B.

What confused me in answer choice B is that it starts with "most researchers in climatology..." doesn't that make it an extreme answer? I would've definitely picked it if it started with "some".

Thank you again!

Ashley-Tien-2 on May 3, 2021

I second the above! Could someone explain why "most" doesn't make answer choice B incorrect? I eliminated primarily because I thought "most" was too extreme!

Emil-Kunkin on March 22, 2023

While it's never explicitly stated, this relies on the premise that recognition is good, and that people have a motive to be recognized. While all may not act on that motive, I think it's strongly supported that scientists in general have an incentive to be recognized .