Question

All of the following students are attempting to limit their speech topics except:
a.
Justin writes the word “Psychology” at the top of a piece of paper. He then draws two lines down and writes “Marriage & Family Counseling” on one, and “Addiction, Abuse, & Trauma Counseling”on the other.
b.
Geoff writes the word “Rodeos” on a white board and he and three of his friends begin to ask each other different questions about all the different aspects of this sport.
c.
Daria visits her university library’s website and types in the words “Fly Fishing” to the search directory.
d.
Jasmine opens up one of her parents’ encyclopedias and starts skimming each entry starting with the letter “A” while taking careful notes of everything that catches her interest.


Please select the best answer from the choices provided

A
B
C

Answer 1

Answer: Jasmine (d).

She’s the exception — skimming encyclopedia entries under “A” and noting anything that interests her is exploratory and not an attempt to narrow or limit topics. The others are deliberately narrowing their focus (Justin splits psychology into subfields, Geoff confines discussion to rodeos, Daria searches specifically for fly fishing).