Question

store-bought, half-baked
bake sales and potluck dinners are different events, but they are similar in
that people get to contribute something homemade. a bake sale is a
fundraiser usually held by a community organization, such as a school or a
charitable group. generally, for a bake sale, people in the community
volunteer to bake sweet goods such as cookies or pies. the event is
advertised in the community, and the money made from the purchase of
baked goods goes to the cause. a potluck dinner is a meal with a group of
people where everyone brings a different homemade dish. one of the main
ideas behind both events is that people have an opportunity to try each
other’s homemade foods. people should not bring store-bought goods or

the third paragraph is meant to support the author’s main claim that all food items
contributed to a bake sale or potluck dinner should be homemade. what’s wrong with the
author’s argument in the third paragraph?

it is unlikely that people feel betrayed when offered store-bought food, as the
author claims.

the author exaggerates the number of people who buy food for potlucks and
bake sales.

the argument that people expect homemade food is not relevant to the main
claim.

Explanation:

The main claim is that food for bake sales or potlucks should be homemade. The third paragraph (not fully shown, but the options relate to the argument's validity). The first option says people won't feel betrayed by store - bought food, which challenges the author's (implied) claim that store - bought is bad (maybe the author argued store - bought betrays the event's purpose). The second option about exaggerating the number of people buying food is not relevant as the main claim is about food being homemade, not the number of people buying. The third option is wrong because the expectation of homemade food is relevant to the claim that food should be homemade. So the first option points out a flaw: the author's claim that people feel betrayed by store - bought food is unlikely, weakening the argument that food should be homemade.

Answer:

It is unlikely that people feel betrayed when offered store - bought food, as the author claims.