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The traditional way to define the difference between rural and urban lifestyles is geographically. But with the impact of communications technology it makes more sense to draw the distinction in informational terms. People who rarely communicate electronically with anyone are living rural lifestyles, irrespective of where they live, while people who communicate daily with dozens of people via fax or modem are living urban lifestyles, even if they live in the country.
The situation described above most closely illustrates which one of the following propositions?
(A) Frequency of electronic communication with others is superseding geographical considerations in defining our lifestyles.
(B) Many people who use electronic technology find urban lifestyles more satisfying than they find rural lifestyles.
(C) People who live rural lifestyles communicate less frequently than do people who live urban lifestyles.
(D) We are unable to foresee the magnitude of the changes that the information revolution may have in defining our lives.
(E) People are choosing to live in different regions of the nation than previously because of the impact of electronic communications technology.
The situation described above most closely illustrates which one of the following propositions?
(A) Frequency of electronic communication with others is superseding geographical considerations in defining our lifestyles.
(B) Many people who use electronic technology find urban lifestyles more satisfying than they find rural lifestyles.
(C) People who live rural lifestyles communicate less frequently than do people who live urban lifestyles.
(D) We are unable to foresee the magnitude of the changes that the information revolution may have in defining our lives.
(E) People are choosing to live in different regions of the nation than previously because of the impact of electronic communications technology.
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The traditional way to define the difference between rural and urban lifestyles is geographically. But with the impact of communications technology it makes more sense to draw the distinction in informational terms. People who rarely communicate electronically with anyone are living rural lifestyles, irrespective of where they live, while people who communicate daily with dozens of people via fax or modem are living urban lifestyles, even if they live in the country.
The situation described above most closely illustrates which one of the following propositions?
(A) Frequency of electronic communication with others is superseding geographical considerations in defining our lifestyles.
(B) Many people who use electronic technology find urban lifestyles more satisfying than they find rural lifestyles.
(C) People who live rural lifestyles communicate less frequently than do people who live urban lifestyles.
(D) We are unable to foresee the magnitude of the changes that the information revolution may have in defining our lives.
(E) People are choosing to live in different regions of the nation than previously because of the impact of electronic communications technology.
Let us understand the key points made in the passage:The situation described above most closely illustrates which one of the following propositions?
(A) Frequency of electronic communication with others is superseding geographical considerations in defining our lifestyles.
(B) Many people who use electronic technology find urban lifestyles more satisfying than they find rural lifestyles.
(C) People who live rural lifestyles communicate less frequently than do people who live urban lifestyles.
(D) We are unable to foresee the magnitude of the changes that the information revolution may have in defining our lives.
(E) People are choosing to live in different regions of the nation than previously because of the impact of electronic communications technology.
1. Geographical (Rural vs Urban) definition of lifestyle - traditional approach
2. Communication technology instead gives a better distinction
3. Rare electronic communication - rural lifestyle
4. Frequent everyday electronic communication - urban lifestyle
5. Above definitions are completely irrespective of the subject's geography
We have to identify which of the given options illustrates the above situation best - kind of like a summary question I believe (albeit it only has to be correct, and not necessarily comprehensive)
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(A) Frequency of electronic communication with others is superseding geographical considerations in defining our lifestyles.
Precisely conveys all that we discussed above. Keep it.Quote:
(B) Many people who use electronic technology find urban lifestyles more satisfying than they find rural lifestyles.
We have nowhere talked about the satisfaction levels of people in using/not using certain technologies and their preferences of lifestyle. Note that how frequently people communicate is an artificial definition that we've derived for urban vs rural lifestyles. People who use/don't use electronic communication technologies make that choice independently of where they reside and what lifestyles they prefer, it is a definition we've brought about for them. Eliminate B.Quote:
(C) People who live rural lifestyles communicate less frequently than do people who live urban lifestyles.
The point here is not about communication, it is about electronic modes of communication. Those people whom we classify under rural lifestyles might communicate less electronically, but we cannot say if their overall rate of communication is lower than that of those people whom we classify under urban lifestyles. Maybe the former group uses letters or piegon communication extensively, for all we know. Eliminate C.Quote:
(D) We are unable to foresee the magnitude of the changes that the information revolution may have in defining our lives.
This option has got lot of mess in it. Is information revolution defining our lives? Actually no. It is the electronic communication tech that is. Is the electronic communication tech the only thing that comes under information revolution? Besides where have we spoken about the magnitude of these changes? Nowhere. Have we been unable to foresee this? Completely out of the scope of the discussion. Eliminate D. Quote:
(E) People are choosing to live in different regions of the nation than previously because of the impact of electronic communications technology.
Again a poorly drawn inference. Yes, people can live in various regions of the nation and yet be classified only on the basis of their usage of electronic communication tech. But are people actively seeking to do so? We cannot say, this has nowhere been mentioned in the passage. Eliminate E.Hence, our answer is option A.
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The traditional way to define the difference between rural and urban lifestyles is geographically. But with the impact of communications technology it makes more sense to draw the distinction in informational terms. People who rarely communicate electronically with anyone are living rural lifestyles, irrespective of where they live, while people who communicate daily with dozens of people via fax or modem are living urban lifestyles, even if they live in the country.
The situation described above most closely illustrates which one of the following propositions?
(A) Frequency of electronic communication with others is superseding geographical considerations in defining our lifestyles.
(B) Many people who use electronic technology find urban lifestyles more satisfying than they find rural lifestyles.
(C) People who live rural lifestyles communicate less frequently than do people who live urban lifestyles.
(D) We are unable to foresee the magnitude of the changes that the information revolution may have in defining our lives.
(E) People are choosing to live in different regions of the nation than previously because of the impact of electronic communications technology.
The situation described above most closely illustrates which one of the following propositions?
(A) Frequency of electronic communication with others is superseding geographical considerations in defining our lifestyles.
(B) Many people who use electronic technology find urban lifestyles more satisfying than they find rural lifestyles.
(C) People who live rural lifestyles communicate less frequently than do people who live urban lifestyles.
(D) We are unable to foresee the magnitude of the changes that the information revolution may have in defining our lives.
(E) People are choosing to live in different regions of the nation than previously because of the impact of electronic communications technology.
(A) Frequency of electronic communication with others is superseding geographical considerations in defining our lifestyles.
--> This is the proposition. Refer to lines But with the impact of communications technology it makes more sense to draw the distinction in informational terms.
(B) Many people who use electronic technology find urban lifestyles more satisfying than they find rural lifestyles.
--> Satisfaction levels are not discussed
(C) People who live rural lifestyles communicate less frequently than do people who live urban lifestyles.
--> this would be a measure to calculate after the proposition is implemented. This is not the proposition.
(D) We are unable to foresee the magnitude of the changes that the information revolution may have in defining our lives.
--> Not discussed
(E) People are choosing to live in different regions of the nation than previously because of the impact of electronic communications technology.
--> Not discussed
Option A
