Comparative Passages Questions - - Question 18

It can be inferred from the passages that the authors believe that the increased constraint on access to scientific i...

Olivia-Cohen May 13, 2021

what is the difference between b and c?

Is B incorrect because it's talking about individual researchers and it's not mentioned in the passage?

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Victoria May 13, 2021

Hi @Olivia-Cohen,

Happy to help!

Answer choice (B) is incorrect because neither passage discusses individual researchers' desires.

Passage A discusses the "recent tendency to treat research findings as commodities" which, in some cases, has led to "a reduction in the free sharing of research methods and results" (lines 4 to 6; 21 to 24).

Passage B discusses the transformation of a public good (i.e. "the fruits of pure science") into a market commodity (lines 32 to 41).

In this way, both passages discuss the effects of commercial enterprises on scientific research. Neither discusses the influence of the desires of individual researchers.

Hope this helps! Please let us know if you have any further questions.

Olivia-Cohen May 13, 2021

thank you!