What is point at issue question?
A point-at-issue question asks what the two speakers disagree about.
The right answer is a claim one speaker accepts and the other rejects. Both speakers must actually address it.
The trap answers are claims only one speaker mentions, or claims both agree on. If both speakers could nod along, it is not the point at issue.
Related glossary entry: point at issue.
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