What is the issue with this quotation:

Concerning A.I., Professor Janghyuk Lim writes that the question is "but how to ensure that its usage is moral and helpful" (Lim).

From this passage:

"The debate is not about whether AI should be employed at school, but how to ensure that its usage is moral and helpful."

Question

What is the issue with this quotation:

Concerning A.I., Professor Janghyuk Lim writes that the question is "but how to ensure that its usage is moral and helpful" (Lim).

From this passage:

"The debate is not about whether AI should be employed at school, but how to ensure that its usage is moral and helpful."

BlackTom AI · Accepted Answer

The task asks us to assess the issue with the quotation provided. Here are considerations for each option.

Option 1: It has a sentence structure issue. This is the best choice because the quoted fragment 'but how to ensure that its usage is moral and helpful' is a dependent fragment when isolated. In the original attribution, the sentence reads: 'the question is "but how to ensure that its usage is moral and helpful" (Lim).' As a stand-alone quoted bit, it lacks a clear subject and finite verb, making it a sentence fragment. In proper editing, one would typically present a complete quoted clause or integrate the fragment into a full sentence, for example: 'the question is how to ensure that its usage is moral and helpful.' Thus, identifying a sentence-structure issue is accurate.

Option 2: It misrepresents the author's position. This is not warranted given the excerpt provided. The quotation is a faithful paraphrase/attribution of Lim's point about morality and usefulness of AI usage in schools. There is no clear evidence here that the author's stance is misrepresented; the issue is more about syntax, not content misrepresentation.

Option 3: It is too long and should be shorter. The issue at hand is not the length of the sentence or quotation; the primary concern is structure of the fragment within the quote. Length is not the problem described by the passage; the problem is grammatical completeness, not brevity.

Option 4: There are no issues. This contradicts the common standard that direct quotes should be syntactically complete or properly integrated. Since the fragment stands alone, it does present a sentence-structure issue, so claiming there are no issues would be inaccurate.

In summary, option 1 correctly identifies a grammatical concern with how the quoted portion is presented, while options 2, 3, and 4 address problems that are not supported by the given text or mischaracterize the issue at hand.

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