Why is B the correct answer, when the passage states, "large ocean areas remained free of controls or restrictions (lines 17-18)?"

Why is A not the right answer? I don't see any indication of how society "generally" treats physicians. What I do see is "'various' efforts to cut medicine down to size," which is not enough to infer how society generally feels. My problem with D is equivocation. Specific Knowled...

I don't see how a critic could argue B after what was said in passage, because if a public devotion to a way of life is a necessary condition for becoming a professional and a doctor is a professional, then how can there not be a required ethical or public act? And indecently aren't doctors required...

Thanks for responding so quickly. I see your point that the knowledge in lines 11-14 is more general than specific. My problem was with lines 30-35, that the knowledge used for trades is itself specific, since it was based on mere know-how and not inquiry. However with lines 43-48 for A, how do we k...

Thanks, this really makes sense. If an author has firmly established his point, it would be redundant to argue that any point any further, leaving the author with the sole option of discussing the potential criticism against the argument he has already substantiated.

Because answer choice A uses the verb "treat" in the present tense.

Perfect, it makes sense now!!! When the author says,"physicians are honored because of their profession," he gives an indication of how society generally treats them. Noah, thank you so much. This question was driving me crazy.

What do they mean by "at least one," and can't one employee only attend two sessions?

Hi, I disagree with the reasoning you used for ruling out D. Negation does not really work here because weather conditions could still be an important factor or as equally important as gathering input from home gardeners. However, if weather conditions are the most important factor then wouldn't we ...