PrepTest 127

Incorrect. Neither Sara nor Glen talks about the role of citizens in all of this, so this answer is out of scope.

Incorrect. The debate isn't over what's more important—it's over the government's role in promoting these things. Sara could believe that virtue is more important than individual rights, but it's not the role of the government to promote virtue.

Incorrect. Since Sara believes that allowing this would be "more dangerous" than something else, she must believe there is some danger to it. However, Glen doesn't speak about this danger, so this answer is out of scope of his argument.

Incorrect. This answer conflates ideas from both statements, thus creating something that neither is committed to. Glen believes that a focus on procedure results in a concern with individual rights that decreases virtue, but that's not necessarily the same as being overprotective of those rights. And Sara talks about being overprotective of rights, but not about a focus on procedure.

Correct. Argument or Facts:
Argument/Argument

Valid or Flawed:
Flawed/Flawed

Question Type:
Point at Issue

Stimulus Summary:
G: A focus on procedure makes people prioritize their rights over society, and law should focus on virtue.

S: But that would give the government too much power, which is more dangerous than the opposite.

Answer Anticipation:
Both Glen and Sara weigh the role of government, and how it should use the law. For Glen, the government "should" use the law to promote virtue—putting society's welfare over the individual. Sara, however, believes that allowing the government to decide what's virtuous is "more dangerous" than protecting individual rights. This point at issue should feature in the correct answer.

Answer Explanation:
This answer reflects Glen's conclusion, so he'd agree with it. Sara believes this is more dangerous than being overprotective of individuals' rights, so she doesn't believe this should be the primary role of law. This is the point at issue between the two.

Key Takeaway:
Identifying overlap between the statements made by two speakers in a Point at Issue question is the first step to finding what they disagree over. Here, both speakers discussed virtue, and that led us to the correct answer.