SAT Reading Question

<p>Hi, this is a question from the Bluebook,
The question is from the text about the Salk vaccine.</p>

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<li><p>the primary purpose of lines 24 - 27 (“The conflicts … right”) is to</p>

<pre><code> a) expand upon a point made in the previous paragraph
b) argue in favor of a relatively unpopular position
c) offer an argument that runs counter to the one made in the first paragraph
d) relate an anecdote to dramatize the social significance of a breakthrough
e) call into question the relevance of the examples that follow
</code></pre></li>
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<p>The answer is (a) but i don’t get why</p>

<p>What page is it on?</p>

<p>Sorry I do not know … but it says Question-and-Answer Service May 2007 Administration</p>