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Diplomat: Providing foreign aid to various developing nations builds political goodwill, which, in turn, allows us to secure favorable trade deals that keep the cost of goods from and transportation through these countries low. Thus, our domestic industries benefit economically from the foreign aid we provide.
Lobbyist: Be that as it may, it is undeniable that our domestic industries are the ones paying for this foreign aid, as these initiatives are largely funded through high corporate taxes.
Which of the following best describes how the lobbyist counters the diplomat’s argument?
A. By highlighting bias in the diplomat’s point of view.
B. By challenging the truth in the supposedly factual statement that the diplomat’s conclusion is based on.
C. By interpreting the diplomat’s opening statement in a way that, if accurate, shows that it is implicitly contradictory in some way.
D. By making an allegation that, if accurate, would weaken the plausibility of the diplomat’s conclusion.
E. By arguing that the diplomat too narrowly restricts the discussion to the effects of foreign aid that are economic
Lobbyist: Be that as it may, it is undeniable that our domestic industries are the ones paying for this foreign aid, as these initiatives are largely funded through high corporate taxes.
Which of the following best describes how the lobbyist counters the diplomat’s argument?
A. By highlighting bias in the diplomat’s point of view.
B. By challenging the truth in the supposedly factual statement that the diplomat’s conclusion is based on.
C. By interpreting the diplomat’s opening statement in a way that, if accurate, shows that it is implicitly contradictory in some way.
D. By making an allegation that, if accurate, would weaken the plausibility of the diplomat’s conclusion.
E. By arguing that the diplomat too narrowly restricts the discussion to the effects of foreign aid that are economic
23 Jul 2025, 02:30
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Experts' Global Explanation:
Mind-map: Diplomat: Aid to developing countries builds goodwill à facilitates favorable deals and keeps costs of goods low à domestic industries benefit economically à Lobbyist: foreign aid is funded through corporate taxes à domestic industries pay for the foreign aid
Missing-link: Not needed
Expectation from the correct answer choice: Something on the lines of finding a fault in the diplomat’s argument by introducing new information
A. The lobbyist simply accepts the facts provided by the diplomat and counters the diplomat’s argument by adding new information; however, the lobbyist does not suggest that the diplomat’s view is biased; so, it is incorrect to state that the lobbyists does so, as the answer choice mentions. Because this answer choice does not describe how the lobbyist counters the diplomat’s argument, this answer choice is incorrect.
B. Trap. The lobbyist responds to the diplomat’s argument by stating that “Be that as it may”, suggesting that the lobbyist accepts the facts provided by the diplomat but has a different opinion; so, it is incorrect to state that the lobbyist challenges the truth of the statement on which the diplomat’s conclusion is based, as the answer choice mentions. Because this answer choice does not describe how the lobbyist counters the diplomat’s argument, this answer choice is incorrect.
C. Trap. The lobbyist simply accepts the facts provided by the diplomat and counters the diplomat’s argument by adding new information; however, the lobbyist neither offers an interpretation of nor highlights a contradiction in the diploma’s statement; so, it is incorrect to state that the lobbyists does so, as the answer choice mentions. Because this answer choice does not describe how the lobbyist counters the diplomat’s argument, this answer choice is incorrect.
D. Correct. If domestic industries pay for the foreign aid as the lobbyist suggests, it casts doubt on the diplomat’s view that providing foreign aid to developing nations benefits domestic industries; thus, this answer choice aptly explains how the lobbyist counters the diplomat’s argument. Because this answer choice describes how the lobbyist counters the diplomat’s argument, this answer choice is correct.
E. Trap. Economic considerations are at the centre of the whole discussion, including the diplomat’s argument and the lobbyist’s response; so, it is incorrect to state that the discussion is “too narrowly restricted” to economic effects. Further, the lobbyist’s argument that “domestic industries are the ones paying for this foreign aid” is based on an economic concern, suggesting that the lobbyist is not likely to term the diplomat’s economic concern “too narrowly restricted”. Because this answer choice does not describe how the lobbyist counters the diplomat’s argument, this answer choice is incorrect.
D is the best choice.
31 Aug 2026, 08:06
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I get your point ,but in option E can "too narrow restricts" be showing that the diplomat point is only based on effects of foreign aid ,not where the funding came from.
Bunuel
