"I know a high school senior who's so worried about whether she'll be accepted at the college of her choice she can't sleep. The parent of another senior tells me he stands at the mailbox for an hour every day waiting for a hoped-for acceptance letter to arrive. Parents are also uptight. I've heard of some who have stopped socializing with other parents of children competing for admission to the same university." Which choice best describes why Reich includes a hasty generalization in
this paragraph? *
- It uses fear instead of logic to explain the problems with the current college
admissions process.
- It suggests that the stress of applying to college is a widespread problem for parents
as well as for students.
- It distracts from the real topic of the complicated process of applying to four-year
colleges.
- It provokes a feeling of pity for parents who have to help their children navigate the
difficult path to college,