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Parent P: Children will need computer skills to deal with tomorrow’s world. Computers should be introduced in kindergarten, and computer languages should be required in high school.
Parent O: That would be pointless. Technology advances so rapidly that the computers used by today’s high schools would become obsolete by the time these children are adults.
Which one of the following, if true, is the strongest logical counter parent P can make to parent Q’s objection?
(A) When technology is advancing rapidly, regular training is necessary to keep one’s skills at a level proficient enough to deal with the society in which one lives.
(B) Throughout history people have adapted to change, and there is no reason to believe that today’s children are not equally capable of adapting to technology as it advances.
(C) In the process of learning the language, children increase their ability to interact with computer technology.
(D) Automotive technology is continually advancing too, but that does not result in one’s having to relearn to drive cars as the new advances are incorporated into new automobiles.
(E) Once people have graduated from high school, they have less time to learn about computers and technology than they had during their schooling years.
Parent O: That would be pointless. Technology advances so rapidly that the computers used by today’s high schools would become obsolete by the time these children are adults.
Which one of the following, if true, is the strongest logical counter parent P can make to parent Q’s objection?
(A) When technology is advancing rapidly, regular training is necessary to keep one’s skills at a level proficient enough to deal with the society in which one lives.
(B) Throughout history people have adapted to change, and there is no reason to believe that today’s children are not equally capable of adapting to technology as it advances.
(C) In the process of learning the language, children increase their ability to interact with computer technology.
(D) Automotive technology is continually advancing too, but that does not result in one’s having to relearn to drive cars as the new advances are incorporated into new automobiles.
(E) Once people have graduated from high school, they have less time to learn about computers and technology than they had during their schooling years.
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A lot of people seem to be struggling with C and D, so let's break them down.
Parent P: Children will need computer skills to deal with tomorrow’s world. Computers should be introduced in kindergarten, and computer languages should be required in high school.
Parent O: That would be pointless. Technology advances so rapidly that the computers used by today’s high schools would become obsolete by the time these children are adults.
Breakdown:
1. We should teach our kids technology at a young age
Counter: It won't do them any good because it evolves
Fairly straightforward stem, but we want to weaken the counter (or strengthen the first parent's claim). How can we do this? By showing some tangible benefit or by showing that the counter is inaccurate.
Which one of the following, if true, is the strongest logical counter parent P can make to parent Q’s objection?
(A) When technology is advancing rapidly, regular training is necessary to keep one’s skills at a level proficient enough to deal with the society in which one lives. -- This weakens the argument, so out.
(B) Throughout history people have adapted to change, and there is no reason to believe that today’s children are not equally capable of adapting to technology as it advances. -- OK, but how does this help us? It is great that we adapt, but how does that strengthen the idea that we should teach something at a young age. This just says that it will be irrelevant whether we teach them or don't teach them. Technically weakens us, so out.
(C) In the process of learning the language, children increase their ability to interact with computer technology. -- So the technology they learn helps them with future ability with this future tech. Bingo! If this is true, then it does not matter if they utilize the same technology. They will have learned something and will be able to adapt to new stuff quicker. Perfect answer, and sort of what (B) was trying to say.
(D) Automotive technology is continually advancing too, but that does not result in one’s having to relearn to drive cars as the new advances are incorporated into new automobiles. --OK, cool. An analogy is fine, but this is wrong for two reasons. First, the analogy is WAY off. There are far too many issues to parallel to our argument (chief among them, the early age difference; this talks about adult learning). Second, when we think about questions that talk about town A and town B, there is always a trap answer that says how similar town A and B are; but this doesn't help our argument. These are two different situations, just as the towns are two different areas.
(E) Once people have graduated from high school, they have less time to learn about computers and technology than they had during their schooling years. -- OK, this is trying to bait you into assuming that because high school graduates don't have time, then we should learn it at a young age. But, who cares? Maybe they can learn it in Middle School. This doesn't do anything for our argument.
Parent P: Children will need computer skills to deal with tomorrow’s world. Computers should be introduced in kindergarten, and computer languages should be required in high school.
Parent O: That would be pointless. Technology advances so rapidly that the computers used by today’s high schools would become obsolete by the time these children are adults.
Breakdown:
1. We should teach our kids technology at a young age
Counter: It won't do them any good because it evolves
Fairly straightforward stem, but we want to weaken the counter (or strengthen the first parent's claim). How can we do this? By showing some tangible benefit or by showing that the counter is inaccurate.
Which one of the following, if true, is the strongest logical counter parent P can make to parent Q’s objection?
(A) When technology is advancing rapidly, regular training is necessary to keep one’s skills at a level proficient enough to deal with the society in which one lives. -- This weakens the argument, so out.
(B) Throughout history people have adapted to change, and there is no reason to believe that today’s children are not equally capable of adapting to technology as it advances. -- OK, but how does this help us? It is great that we adapt, but how does that strengthen the idea that we should teach something at a young age. This just says that it will be irrelevant whether we teach them or don't teach them. Technically weakens us, so out.
(C) In the process of learning the language, children increase their ability to interact with computer technology. -- So the technology they learn helps them with future ability with this future tech. Bingo! If this is true, then it does not matter if they utilize the same technology. They will have learned something and will be able to adapt to new stuff quicker. Perfect answer, and sort of what (B) was trying to say.
(D) Automotive technology is continually advancing too, but that does not result in one’s having to relearn to drive cars as the new advances are incorporated into new automobiles. --OK, cool. An analogy is fine, but this is wrong for two reasons. First, the analogy is WAY off. There are far too many issues to parallel to our argument (chief among them, the early age difference; this talks about adult learning). Second, when we think about questions that talk about town A and town B, there is always a trap answer that says how similar town A and B are; but this doesn't help our argument. These are two different situations, just as the towns are two different areas.
(E) Once people have graduated from high school, they have less time to learn about computers and technology than they had during their schooling years. -- OK, this is trying to bait you into assuming that because high school graduates don't have time, then we should learn it at a young age. But, who cares? Maybe they can learn it in Middle School. This doesn't do anything for our argument.
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