Hi VeritasKarishma
1)Can you please shed some light on option A Q2:

The primary focus of the passage is on which of the following?

(A) Demonstrating the effectiveness of a certain framework in the business world


Why is it wrong when we are talking about effective communication as a way of attaining more power in business world?


2)Also in Q5:

5. According to the passage, McGinty believes that ineffective communication can undermine which of the following power determinants?

(A) experience
(B) stature
(C) expertise

After reading:
McGinty does not dispute the importance of factors such as expertise and ability in determining stature,

I am more inclined to think that communication would somehow help in getting that stature.
Can you point out where am I missing the point?

visheshgarg01

This is how the passage is structured:

Para 1
McGinty, in new book Power Talk: Using Language to Build Authority and Influence, argues the importance of communication.

Para 2
McGinty divides speech into two categories: "language from the center" and "language from the edge".
Description of language from the centre

Para 3
Description of language from the edge
McGinty argues that true power comes from a deep understanding of when to use which style and the ability to use both as necessary.

Para 4
What distinguishes McGinty’s discussion of effective communication is her focus on communication skills as a way of gaining power; this contrasts with most general management theory, which ...


2. The primary focus of the passage is on which of the following?

(A) Demonstrating the effectiveness of a certain framework in the business world
(B) Explaining the advantages and disadvantages of a proposed approach to business communication
(C) Analyzing the details of a controversial theory of business
(D) Presenting a new model of business communication
(E) Defending an outdated method of personnel management

The passage talks about the new model presented by McGinty. It explains what it is and how McGinty argues for it.
It does not demonstrate whether its effectiveness in the business world. For that, the passage would have discussed how it was applied to business world and how it turned out to be effective.

Hence (D)
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First of all, we need to find which of the given options is a power determinant.

Para 1:

McGinty does not dispute the importance of factors such as expertise and ability in determining stature, but argues persuasively that these power determinants amount to little in a person unable to communicate effectively.

McGinty does not dispute importance of expertise and ability... but argues that these power determinants amount to little if the person is unable to communicate...

Expertise and ability are the power determinants. They amount to little if the person is unable to communicate. So answer is expertise.
Stature is not called a power determinant.
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