A Look at the Fast-Food Industry by Eric Schlosser

Question 1

Which of the following central ideas from the paragraph is a reason that supports the claim “cheating exists because of incentive.”

Revolt · Accepted Answer

D: Ranking is everything.

Question 2

Check the three sentences that present evidence to support the idea that “Ranking is everything.”

Revolt · Accepted Answer

B: “Each wrestler maintains a ranking that affects every slice of his life.”; C: “The seventieth-ranked wrestler in Japan, meanwhile, earns only $15,000 a year.”; D: “Low-ranked wrestlers must tend to their superiors.”

Question 3

Which type of reasoning is being used here?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

A: deductive

Question 4

What piece of information suggests that some wrestlers will have an incentive to cheat in certain matches?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

B: A wrestler with a 7–7 record has more to gain from winning than someone with a record of 8–6 has to lose.

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