Logical reasoning PrepTest 154 · Section 2 · Question 25

Incorrect. Both people seem to agree on this. The disagreement is about a situation where tipping is not already customary.

Incorrect. They might both agree on this, but we don't have enough information to be sure. Only Babson mentions the difference in tipping practices between countries, and even then only cursorily.

Incorrect. "Possible" is so weak that Cortez might well agree with Babson on this. Maybe occasional, extraordinarily good articles and essays will move people to part with their dough, but not simply high-quality articles and essays.

Correct. Argument or Facts:
Argument

Valid or Flawed:
Flawed

Question Type:
Point at Issue

Stimulus Summary:
Babson says people will be willing to pay a dollar to read high-quality articles or essays online, since people routinely tip more than a dollar for good service.

Cortez counters that people are only used to tipping for certain services, and articles and essays aren't among them. So, people probably won't earn money by charging a dollar to read their articles and essays online.

Answer Anticipation:
The big point of contention here seems to be whether or not present-day tipping behavior has anything to do with whether or not people will pay to read articles and essays online. Babson uses tipping as direct support for their conclusion that readers will pay if the content is good enough. Cortez disagrees, saying that people tip only when it's already customary, so they probably will not pay for reading articles and essays.

Answer Explanation:
This is exactly what we anticipated. The two disagree that attitudes towards tipping suggest that charging a dollar to read articles and essays online will be successful. Babson says this must be true, and Cortez would say it must be false.

Key Takeaway:
A correct Point at Issue answer is always Must Be True ("Yes") for one speaker and Must Be False ("No") for the other. Throw out anything that one or both would consider a "could be . . . "

Incorrect. Babson agrees with this, but there's no reason to believe Cortez disagrees.