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Laird: Pure research provides us with new technologies that contribute to saving lives. Even more worthwhile than this, however, is its role in expanding our knowledge and providing new, unexplored ideas.
Kim: Your priorities are mistaken. Saving lives is what counts most of all. Without pure research, medicine would not be as advanced as it is.
Laird and Kim disagree on whether pure research
(A) derives its significance in part from its providing new technologies
(B) expands the boundaries of our knowledge of medicine
(C) should have the saving of human lives as an important goal
(D) has its most valuable achievements in medical applications
(E) has any value apart from its role in providing new technologies to save lives
Laird: Pure research saves lives. More importantly, it expands knowledge.
Kim: Most imp role of pure research is saving lives.
The two disagree on what the most imp role of pure research is. Laird thinks it's "expands knowledge", Kim thinks it's "saving lives"
Laird and Kim disagree on whether pure research
(A) derives its significance in part from its providing new technologies
They both believe that part of significance is new tech.
(B) expands the boundaries of our knowledge of medicine
We don't know what Kim thinks about "expanding knowledge"
(C) should have the saving of human lives as an important goal
The question is whether it is the most important goal.
(D) has its most valuable achievements in medical applications
Correct. They disagree on the most valuable achievement.
(E) has any value apart from its role in providing new technologies to save lives
Not so. Kim just says that the most imp role is saving lives. We don't know what she thinks about other value additions.
Answer (D)