Question

We have several options: we may be tempted to try to live by the Christian ideal of being "our brother's keeper," or by the Marxist ideal of "to each according to his needs." Since the needs of all in the water are the same, and since they can all be seen as "our brothers," we could take them all into our boat, making a total of 150 in a boat designed for 60. The boat swamps, everyone drowns. Complete justice, complete catastrophe.
Garrett Hardin, "Lifeboat Ethics: The Case Against Helping the Poor

Why does the author put quotation marks around some words in the passage?

A. To show that the author agrees with the phrase because it is important to his main argument
B. To show that the phrase is a quote from another source, giving the author more credibility
C. To show that the author is questioning the phrase and even implying that it has the opposite meaning
D. To show that the phrase is not important to the central argument and should be ignored

Answer 1

C. Is the right answer (Apex)

Answer 2

The answer is B, because the author is quoting the other sources.