dwivedys wrote:
Politician: Homelessness is a serious social problem, but further government spending to provide low-income housing is not the cure for homelessness. The most cursory glance at the real-estate section of any major newspaper is enough to show that there is no lack of housing units available to rent. So the frequent claim that people are homeless because of a lack of available housing is wrong.
That homelessness is a serious social problem figures in the argument in which one of the following ways?
Let us summarize the argument:
Homelessness is a serious social problem
-Politician makes a claim-, but further government spending to provide low-income housing is not the cure for homelessness
-Politician is discussing the solution for the problem he just described. He states that of the many solutions available, extra housing is not the solution. The most cursory glance at the real-estate section of any major newspaper is enough to show that there is no lack of housing units available to rent. So the frequent claim that people are homeless because of a lack of available housing is wrong.
The two statements provide the reason why politicin believes that extra housing is not the solutionIn short the bolded part plays a role of stating the problem whose one of the solution is discussed in the passage. In addition the politician explains why he believes that this solution is incorrect
(A) It suggests an alternative prospective to the one adopted in the argument.
- Prospective adopted in the argument - extra housing is not the solution. The bolded face discusses the problem and definitely not an alternative prospective
- wrong
(B) It sets out a problem the argument is designed to resolve.
- The bolded part does set out a problem.
- However, the argument does not resovle the problem. The argument simply states that solution discussed is inappropriate
- Wrong
(C) It is compatible either with accepting the conclusion or with denying it.
- Bolded part states a problem.
- Conclusion is extra housing is not a solution.
- Proving the conclusion wrong or right won't affect the existence of the problem. The problem still stands.
- Correct
(D) It summarizes a position the argument as a whole is directed toward discrediting.
- The argument is focused on discrediting that extra housing is not the appropriate solution.
- The bolded part is describing the problem
- Wrong
(E) It is required in order to establish the conclusion.
- The bolded part is a problem. It plays a role of background information. The premise after the reasons given for the believe that the suggested solution is incorrect. The conclusion is the solution is inappropriate.
- Wrong