READING 2 / QUICK QUIZ

Keeping the Discussion Relevant

3 questions. Choose the meaning or usage that best fits each situation. Try answering before reopening the passage.

1Why is the opening time debatable?A. The issue is meaningless because two options exist.B. No resident is allowed to offer a reason for any view.C. Reasonable disagreement or uncertainty remains about which arrangement is preferable.D. The decision has already been proved beyond any possible question.

2An explanation showing why an earlier opening meets residents' needs offers a _____ for the proposal.A. justificationB. refusalC. distractionD. contradiction

3Which argument repeats the fallacy described in the lesson?A. A trial could help answer the remaining question about likely use.B. The schedule would serve residents who cannot use the current morning hours.C. The schedule may affect an adjacent room, so that effect needs consideration.D. The schedule must be best because the person proposing it has lived here longer than anyone else.

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