Claim: "Caring about students is a necessary condition for being a good teacher." Objection: "Lots of people care about students and still aren't good teachers." Does this objection show that the claim is wrong?
A) No, because the claim is only that caring is necessary, not sufficient.
B) No, because caring can be necessary and still be sufficient.
C) Yes, because caring about students is both necessary and sufficient.
D) Yes, because it's true that caring is not sufficient to make one a good teacher.

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The objection does not disprove the claim because it misunderstands the claim's scope. The claim suggests that caring is a necessary condition, not that it alone makes someone a good teacher. The objection points out that caring alone is not enough, which does not contradict the claim that caring is necessary, just not sufficient on its own.

Claim: "Caring About Students Is a Necessary Condition for Being