Each of the Following Sentences Tells What You Are Trying

question 12

Multiple Choice

Each of the following sentences tells what you are trying to persuade someone to do. Beneath each sentence are four reasons that attempt to convince the reader that he or she should take this particular course of action. Select the reason that seems irrelevant, illogical, or untrue. If you wanted to convince someone that the school day should be lengthened, you could say that

• A) doing so would increase student achievement.
• B) extending the school day would save parents money on after-school day-care costs.
• C) a longer school day would solve all of students' problems.
• D) lengthening the school day would help keep older kids out of trouble by reducing the amount of time that they are unsupervised by adults.

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Definitions:

Average Total Cost

The total cost to produce a given quantity of output divided by the quantity of output produced; it includes all opportunity costs.

Diminishing Marginal Returns

Refers to a point in production where adding an additional factor of production results in a smaller increase in output.

Average Variable Costs

The total variable costs divided by the quantity of output produced, reflecting the average cost of producing each unit.

Average Fixed Costs

Costs in production that are stable and do not vary with the amount of output, divided by the quantity of goods produced.