PrepTest 150

Incorrect. While neither explicitly states this, if anything, they're in agreement that peer reviewed sources are the ones that can be cited.

Correct. Argument or Facts:
Argument

Valid or Flawed:
Flawed

Question Type:
Point at Issue

Stimulus Summary:
S: Not letting students read what they want is censorship, so students should be allowed to read whatever they want when researching, and thus a ban on citing certain non-peer reviewed sources is unfair.

P: Students can read whatever they want, but they just can't cite these sources since they're unreliable.

Answer Anticipation:
There are a lot of ideas brought up by both the Student and Professor that don't overlap (censorship, reliability, unfairness). However, the two overlap in discussing whether students can read these sources, and the ban on these sources. The correct answer will focus on these ideas.

Answer Explanation:
This answer brings up the two ideas that overlap. Since the Student believes that censorship is happening, and students can't read sources that are banned from being cited, he'd agree with this statement. Since the professor believes, in spite of this ban, students can read anything they want, she disagrees with this statement.

Key Takeaway:
ID ideas that only show up in one of the speakers' statements—they won't lead to a correct answer. ID ideas that show up in both statements—they will probably help you find the correct answer.

Incorrect. This answer is both too broad in stating that it's about what "can ever" be justified and out of scope in that it's talking about the banning of peer-reviewed publications, instead of non-peer reviewed publications as in the stimulus.

Incorrect. The Student doesn't talk about whether these sources are accurate, just whether they should be permitted. Additionally, the Professor states that these publications aren't reliable, not that they always lack solid support.

Incorrect. The Student seems to believe this, but the Professor also seems committed to permitting the reading of materials, just not their citation.