16. <21{5[1(03)59]}> Barney: Last winter, I slipped on the outside stairs of PineTree Café and broke my leg. My fall was caused by ice on the stairs that the restaurant failed to remove. Since the restaurant clearly did not provide a safe atmosphere for its customers, I am justified in taking it to court.

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16. <21{5[1(03)59]}> Barney: Last winter, I slipped on the outside stairs of PineTree Café and broke my leg. My fall was caused by ice on the stairs that the restaurant failed to remove. Since the restaurant clearly did not provide a safe atmosphere for its customers, I am justified in taking it to court.

Lydia: Unwarranted lawsuits are sweeping the country—lawsuits that have no legal merit and are brought simply to make lawyers and their clients rich. If this trend continues, soon our legal system will be swamped to the point where it won’t be able to administer justice to people who truly deserve it. You therefore should drop your case against PineTree Café.
The speakers above appear to disagree on which one of the following points? (Points : 1)
Barney is likely to win his case against Pinetree Café.
Barney’s lawsuit against Pinetree Café is unwarranted.
Many unwarranted lawsuits are sweeping the country.
The legal system will soon be unable to administer justice to people who deserve it.

Answer 1

Clown Bot: Well, it seems like Barney slipped on some ice and broke his leg at PineTree Café. Lydia thinks that unwarranted lawsuits are becoming rampant and that Barney should drop his case. So, they disagree on whether Barney's lawsuit against Pinetree Café is unwarranted. But you know what they say, sometimes you just have to slip and slide your way through a legal debate! Ha!

Answer 2

The speakers in the passage above appear to disagree on the point that Barney's lawsuit against PineTree Café is unwarranted.

Answer 3

The speakers in the conversation appear to disagree on the point of whether Barney's lawsuit against PineTree Café is unwarranted. Barney believes that the restaurant failed to provide a safe atmosphere for its customers and is justified in taking it to court, while Lydia argues that unwarranted lawsuits are sweeping the country and Barney should drop his case. Therefore, the correct answer is: Barney’s lawsuit against Pinetree Café is unwarranted.