Main Point Questions - - Question 9

Some legislators refuse to commit public funds for new scientific research if they cannot be assured that the researc...

Max.Romero July 18, 2022

Trying to understand why i got this right

Hi all, I just got this question correct, however, after reading the explanation, I believe it stated that the line that says something along the lines of "the legislator's lack of knowledge of experience" was not the main point. However, I highlighted that line as the main point/conclusion of the argument. I just want to know where I went wrong in trying to identify the author's main point of their argument here.

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Emil-Kunkin July 19, 2022

Hi Max,

The main point is the second sentence, that the legislators are wrong as they are ignoring the lessons of experience. The main point is that they are wrong because they ignore experience, not that they are inexperienced. That said, you did identify the correct main point.