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Prashant Ranjan
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Following is the question from 800 score Manhattan test:
Susan: The President claims to understand the problems faced by the poor. I don't think he can make such a claim. The President came from a wealthy family and has never had to work for a living or suffer the problems of poverty.
Paul: Your reasoning is flawed. After all, you yourself come from a comfortably middle-class family and have never been poor either.
Which of the following possible responses by Susan would most directly address Paul's criticism?
A. I am not the President, so understanding and solving the problems faced by the poor is not my responsibility.
B. I may have been middle-class, but I was raised in a post-industrial city with a large proportion of poor people, and I saw how they suffered.
C. I never claimed to understand the problems faced by the poor, but the President has made such a claim.
D. It is true that I have never been poor, but I have never been as wealthy as the President is, either.
E. My family was a poor immigrant family as few as fifty years ago. All they have, they earned through their own hard work.
Confused between A and C. Although if I personalise this argument I would go for C. But not sure why A is wrong. OA is [spoiler](C)[/spoiler].
Any experts help would be much appreciated.
Thanks and Regards
Prashant
Susan: The President claims to understand the problems faced by the poor. I don't think he can make such a claim. The President came from a wealthy family and has never had to work for a living or suffer the problems of poverty.
Paul: Your reasoning is flawed. After all, you yourself come from a comfortably middle-class family and have never been poor either.
Which of the following possible responses by Susan would most directly address Paul's criticism?
A. I am not the President, so understanding and solving the problems faced by the poor is not my responsibility.
B. I may have been middle-class, but I was raised in a post-industrial city with a large proportion of poor people, and I saw how they suffered.
C. I never claimed to understand the problems faced by the poor, but the President has made such a claim.
D. It is true that I have never been poor, but I have never been as wealthy as the President is, either.
E. My family was a poor immigrant family as few as fifty years ago. All they have, they earned through their own hard work.
Confused between A and C. Although if I personalise this argument I would go for C. But not sure why A is wrong. OA is [spoiler](C)[/spoiler].
Any experts help would be much appreciated.
Thanks and Regards
Prashant
