PT3.S4.Q20 - Homelessness is a serious social problem

omarhaddad5

(PT3 S4 Q20) hey guys, I was between B and C on this one, can anyone clarify why its C (there's no explanation vid:/)

canihazJD

Homelessness is a serious... - context
but further government spending... is not the cure... - conclusion
the most cursory glance... available for rent . - premise
so the frequent... is wrong. - major premise.

so our argument is:

there are tons of available housing already
so the claim that lack of housing causes homelessness is wrong
so gov spending on low income housing wont cure homelessness

The statement in question is contextual—it's just a statement of fact.. "this is the state of things." In other words, you can believe this and either accept or reject the argument, hence C.

B says that it is the issue the argument is addressing. The argument isn't about whether homelessness is a serious social problem. It is about the effect of gov funding on homelessness.

omarhaddad5

thank you! this was very helpful!