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Journalist: For several years, the centrist party has been exhorting its wealthy donors and corporate sponsors to purchase traditional media outlets to propagate its political message, although this practice has earned it considerable criticism. The party has not invested much into reaching out to voters through digital media, even though doing so can lead to greater voter engagement without incurring ethical criticisms. Thus, many political scientists argue that the centrist party’s actions do not serve even its own political interests. However, the party is strongest in rural areas, where digital connectivity is low; the party’s most loyal base is voters above the age of 50, who do not heavily consume digital media; and conversely, the party is most firmly opposed by the demographics that are most engaged in political discussions through digital media. Therefore, the political scientists’ conclusion is likely incorrect.
In the journalist's argument, the two boldface portions play which of the following roles?
(A) The first supports the conclusion of the journalist's argument; the second questions that conclusion.
(B) The first expresses the conclusion of the journalist's argument; the second provides support for that conclusion.
(C) The first supports the conclusion of the political scientists' argument; the second expresses that conclusion.
(D) Each supports the conclusion of the journalist's argument.[/color]
(E) The first expresses the conclusion of the political scientists' argument; the second expresses the conclusion of the journalist's argument.
In the journalist's argument, the two boldface portions play which of the following roles?
(A) The first supports the conclusion of the journalist's argument; the second questions that conclusion.
(B) The first expresses the conclusion of the journalist's argument; the second provides support for that conclusion.
(C) The first supports the conclusion of the political scientists' argument; the second expresses that conclusion.
(D) Each supports the conclusion of the journalist's argument.[/color]
(E) The first expresses the conclusion of the political scientists' argument; the second expresses the conclusion of the journalist's argument.
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STEP 1: IDENTIFY THE TWO VIEWPOINTS
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► Political Scientists' View:
The party uses traditional media instead of digital → This doesn't serve the party's interests
First Boldface = Their CONCLUSION
► Journalist's View:
"However..." → Party is strong in rural areas, base is 50+, opponents are digital-heavy
Second Boldface = Journalist's CONCLUSION
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STEP 2: MAP THE ARGUMENT STRUCTURE
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BACKGROUND:
"For several years, the centrist party has been exhorting its wealthy donors..."
"The party has not invested much into reaching out to voters through digital media..."
FIRST BOLDFACE:
"many political scientists argue that the centrist party's actions do not serve even its own political interests"
→ Political Scientists' CONCLUSION
SHIFT SIGNAL:
"However..."
→ Journalist is about to COUNTER
JOURNALIST'S EVIDENCE:
• Party strongest in rural areas (low digital connectivity)
• Party's base is 50+ voters (don't use digital media)
• Party's opponents ARE the digital-heavy demographics
SECOND BOLDFACE:
"Therefore, the political scientists' conclusion is likely incorrect"
→ Journalist's CONCLUSION
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STEP 3: DETERMINE THE ROLES
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First Boldface:
• Introduced with "argue that" = conclusion indicator
• This is what the journalist OPPOSES
• Role: Political Scientists' CONCLUSION
Second Boldface:
• Introduced with "Therefore" = conclusion indicator
• This is what the journalist is arguing FOR
• Role: Journalist's CONCLUSION
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STEP 4: ELIMINATE WRONG ANSWERS
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(A) First supports journalist's conclusion; second questions it
✗ Wrong: First is what journalist OPPOSES, not supports
(B) First is journalist's conclusion; second supports it
✗ Wrong: First is political scientists' conclusion, not journalist's
(C) First supports political scientists' conclusion; second IS their conclusion
✗ Wrong: First IS their conclusion (not support), second is JOURNALIST'S conclusion
(D) Each supports journalist's conclusion
✗ Wrong: First is what journalist OPPOSES
(E) First is political scientists' conclusion; second is journalist's conclusion
✓ Correct!
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KEY TAKEAWAY FOR BOLDFACE QUESTIONS
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Always identify:
• How many viewpoints exist (usually 2)
• Whose conclusion is whose
• Signal words: "argue that" / "However" / "Therefore"
In opposing-viewpoint passages:
• One boldface = the OPPOSING conclusion
• Other boldface = the AUTHOR'S conclusion
Answer: E
STEP 1: IDENTIFY THE TWO VIEWPOINTS
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► Political Scientists' View:
The party uses traditional media instead of digital → This doesn't serve the party's interests
First Boldface = Their CONCLUSION
► Journalist's View:
"However..." → Party is strong in rural areas, base is 50+, opponents are digital-heavy
Second Boldface = Journalist's CONCLUSION
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STEP 2: MAP THE ARGUMENT STRUCTURE
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BACKGROUND:
"For several years, the centrist party has been exhorting its wealthy donors..."
"The party has not invested much into reaching out to voters through digital media..."
FIRST BOLDFACE:
"many political scientists argue that the centrist party's actions do not serve even its own political interests"
→ Political Scientists' CONCLUSION
SHIFT SIGNAL:
"However..."
→ Journalist is about to COUNTER
JOURNALIST'S EVIDENCE:
• Party strongest in rural areas (low digital connectivity)
• Party's base is 50+ voters (don't use digital media)
• Party's opponents ARE the digital-heavy demographics
SECOND BOLDFACE:
"Therefore, the political scientists' conclusion is likely incorrect"
→ Journalist's CONCLUSION
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STEP 3: DETERMINE THE ROLES
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First Boldface:
• Introduced with "argue that" = conclusion indicator
• This is what the journalist OPPOSES
• Role: Political Scientists' CONCLUSION
Second Boldface:
• Introduced with "Therefore" = conclusion indicator
• This is what the journalist is arguing FOR
• Role: Journalist's CONCLUSION
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STEP 4: ELIMINATE WRONG ANSWERS
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(A) First supports journalist's conclusion; second questions it
✗ Wrong: First is what journalist OPPOSES, not supports
(B) First is journalist's conclusion; second supports it
✗ Wrong: First is political scientists' conclusion, not journalist's
(C) First supports political scientists' conclusion; second IS their conclusion
✗ Wrong: First IS their conclusion (not support), second is JOURNALIST'S conclusion
(D) Each supports journalist's conclusion
✗ Wrong: First is what journalist OPPOSES
(E) First is political scientists' conclusion; second is journalist's conclusion
✓ Correct!
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KEY TAKEAWAY FOR BOLDFACE QUESTIONS
━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
Always identify:
• How many viewpoints exist (usually 2)
• Whose conclusion is whose
• Signal words: "argue that" / "However" / "Therefore"
In opposing-viewpoint passages:
• One boldface = the OPPOSING conclusion
• Other boldface = the AUTHOR'S conclusion
Answer: E
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The journalist says that the political scientists argue that the party's actions do not serve even their own interests, but then it gives reasons to oppose this view and concludes that the political scientists conclusion is likely to be incorrect.
So, first is political scientist's conclusion and the second one is Journalist's conclusion.
So, E is correct.
So, first is political scientist's conclusion and the second one is Journalist's conclusion.
So, E is correct.
