Multiple Choice
Assume that the advocate has offered the following arguments on behalf of the proposition: The Federal Government should impose minimum standards for teacher certification.
I. Teachers are poorly prepared in academic subjects.
II. Of students graduating with education degrees in the past five years, over 40% cannot pass eighth grade equivalency tests in spelling, grammar, vocabulary, and basic mathematical skills.
III. Poorly prepared teachers produce poorly taught students.
IV. Teacher licensing standards in most state demand too much time spent in "education" courses and not enough time spent in academic subject matter and basic skills.
-Which argument in the example is a significance argument?
A) I
B) II
C) III
D) IV
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