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Re: Please help tie these two strengthen CR's together..

by AbigailS228 Tue Sep 16, 2014 5:28 pm

Hello!

In referring back to the question starting with "Almost every modern kitchen today" (since two are discussed on this board), I still think the right answer is worded too strongly using the words "the only criterion." How do we know when such a strong response is allowed to be a right answer?

I'm taking my class in a week so I would really appreciate a quick response, but I understand if you can't get to it in time!

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Re: Please help tie these two strengthen CR's together..

by sw001 Tue Sep 30, 2014 1:19 pm

Absolute safety is the only criterion by which an appliance should be judged to be acceptable as “standard.”

I chose this option, but it does sound Extreme because of the use of "Absolute". In the stimulus - we do have "completely safe" mentioned. But, there is no definition of completely safe mentioned in the stimulus.

and option D, further makes you think - yes, there is nothing like completely safe that exists.
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Re: Please help tie these two strengthen CR's together..

by tim Sat Oct 04, 2014 12:11 pm

I'm not entirely sure what your point is here. Are you asking a question?
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Re: Please help tie these two strengthen CR's together..

by sw001 Sat Oct 04, 2014 1:47 pm

tim Wrote:I'm not entirely sure what your point is here. Are you asking a question?



Hello Tim,

Thanks for your response. Yes, can we choose Absolute safety (which seems extreme) based on "completely safe" mentioned in the stimulus.
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Re: Please help tie these two strengthen CR's together..

by RonPurewal Wed Nov 26, 2014 9:08 am

"absolute" safety = "complete" safety = "total" safety. same idea.