Question

Read the excerpt from Sora and Yuma’s debate.

Sora: When shopping, using the self-checkout essentially qualifies customers as employees. The customer must scan items, bag products, and enter codes. These are the same basic tasks required of a cashier. So, why does a store need both of them?

Yuma: The duties of a cashier are far more involved than self-checkout. Self-checkout is a luxury offered to busy customers in a hurry. However, this does not qualify a customer as an employee.

What is the most likely reason that Sora lists the activities of customers going through self-checkout?

to prove the claim that customers are trained enough to get paid for self-checkout
to prove the claim that self-checkout is difficult
to prove the claim that cashiers’ duties are as simple as self-checkout routines
to prove the claim that self-checkout is eliminating jobs

Answer 1

to prove the claim that cashiers’ duties are as simple as self-checkout routines

Sora lists the tasks to show customers perform the same basic tasks as cashiers, supporting the claim that cashier duties are no more complex than self-checkout.