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Because children with shy parents tend to become more sociable when adopted by outgoing parents, Helena argues that children's’ genetics do not determine their sociability. Jay rejects Helena’s claim, citing some examples of children born to shy parents who remain shy despite being adopted by outgoing parents.

It’s important to note that Helena only said that children with shy parents tend to be less shy when adopted by outgoing parents—not that this is the case 100% of the time. Jay responds as if Helena claimed that it’s an all-or-nothing deal. This indicates that Jay misinterpreted Helena to be saying that biology plays no role at all, even though she merely claimed that biology isn’t determinative.

This essentially reflects Helena’s actual view, not Jay’s misunderstanding. Jay tries to counter a claim that biology plays no role at all in sociability, not a claim that it plays a partial role.

By specifying that not all of these children become extroverted, (B) accounts for exceptions like the ones Jay cites. If Jay had interpreted Helena this way, his counterexample would be irrelevant.

This describes a counter to Helena’s premise, which Jay doesn’t challenge. He rejects her conclusion that biology doesn’t determine sociability, which is what he misinterprets.

This describes Jay’s misinterpretation. He presents evidence that children sometimes remain introverted even if adopted by extroverted parents, which would counter the claim that biology plays no role in sociability. However, Helena merely argues that biology isn’t the only determining factor.

Jay’s evidence supports the idea that biology can sometimes cause a child to remain introverted. There’s no indication that he rejects the possibility that environmental factors are more influential in other cases.

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