The quality of a discussion often depends on how closely the parties attend to the same issue. For the passage below, determine whether the speakers are clearly disputing the same issue, or whether somebody is missing the point.A: A woman in Tennessee was charged with a felony for not warning rescuers that her fiancé, who had suffered a heart attack, had tested positive for AIDS. That's a good law, since people ought to know when they're stepping into a dangerous situation to help somebody else.B: Well, I don't think it's such a good law, because the likelihood of catching AIDS from somebody while trying to resuscitate them is very, very small.

What will be an ideal response?


These speakers are disputing the same issue-whether the law requiring that one warn others ("reckless endangerment" is the usual charge for failure to do so) is a good law. B is saying, in effect, that it isn't really that dangerous to help an AIDS-positive victim.

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