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What technique is used? Timbe: Vocational training is like an investment. One invests the time for training with the expectation that what one learns will allow more opportunities than would be available w/o such training. Clarisa: That is not true for all vocational training. Some people choose vocational training as a way to postpone getting a job. |
She disputes the scope of Timbe's argument by presenting another motive for seeking vocational training. |
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ID the reasoning used. To predict that a business will succeed, one must develop a business plan that includes details of how the business will be run, to whom the business will be marketed, & what the goals are for the business. W/o such a business plan, a business cannot succeed. |
assumes that several necessary factors are sufficient |
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ID the reasoning used. A focus group of amateur plumbers tested the new Plumb-line 4000. By using the Plumb-line 4000, they were able to snake a drain 30% faster than w/ traditional tools. The results of this test show that anyone interested in doing home plumbing repairs should purchase the Plumb-line 4000 |
makes the recommendation to a group based on the experience of a subset of that group |
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ID the reasoning used. More & more businesses are using e-mail advertisements instead of print advertisements. This practice may be annoying to recipients, but it saves thousands of trees that would be used to print advertisements. |
argument points out a possible benefit to a practice that may otherwise seem negative. |
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ID the reasoning used. Self-interest is the only motive that plays a part in every decision made by human beings. Therefore, it is clear that self-interest is the main influence in human decision making. |
concludes that b/c something is always a factor, it is the most important factor |
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ID the diff b/w the 2: a) The Norman invasion of 1066 had a dramatic effect on the English language, facilitating its shift from a synthetic to an analytical language. b) English shifted from a synthetic to an analytic language due to the Norman invasion of 1066 |
Choice A indicates that the Norman invasion facilitated the shift, while Choice B indicates that it caused the shift. |
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Id the diff b/w the 2: a) Viruses & plankton compete for the same types of nutrients in seawater b) Viruses utilize the surplus of plankton's nutrients |
While both choices seem to indicate that plankton & viruses can use the same types of nutrients, Choice A indicates that they compete for the nutrients & Choice B indicates that viruses use the excess. |
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ID the diff b/w the 2: a) The presence or absence of a policing agency is a key diff b/w the int'l legal system & the legal systems of individual nations. b) The legal systems of individual nations & the int'l legal system differ only in that the latter does not use a policing system |
Choice A indicates that the presence or absence of a policing system is a key diff, while Choice B indicates that it is the ONLY diff. |
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ID the diff b/w the 2: a) No animal that has a heart lacks arteries b) No animal that has arteries lacks a heart |
While the choices seem very similar, they are not. Choice A inidcates that an animal with a heart also has arteries. Choice B indicates that an animal with arteries must have a heart. |
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ID the diff b/w the 2: a) The amount of memory available is sufficient for the task at hand. b) There is ample memory space available to complete the task at hand. |
The diff is a matter of degree. Choice B is more strongly worded than Choice A. |
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ID the diff b/w the 2: a) The use of inflected endings by 1 language is remarkably similar to the use of inflected endings by a 2nd language that developed independently of the 1st. b) The use of inflected endings by 1 language is remarkably similar to the use of inflected endings by a 2nd language that derives from the 1st. |
Choice B indicates that the 2nd lanuage derived from the 1st, while Choice A indicates that they developed independently. |
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ID the diff b/w the 2: a) To show that the traditional paradigm in programming is ineffective for many common tasks b) to show that there is a more effective method for performing many programming tasks |
the diff is a matter of degree. Choice A indicates that the traditional method is ineffective. Choice B simply inidcates that there is a more effective method. |
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ID the diff b/w the 2: a) Confidentiality agreements should only be used when there is a strong reason to believe an employee may reveal proprietary info. b) A confidentiality agreement should be used as a preventative measure when there is a strong reason to believe that an employee may reveal proprietary info. |
Choice B indicates that it should be used as a preventative measure, while Choice A indicates that it should ONLY be used when there is a strong reason to believe that an employee may reveal the info. |
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ID the diff b/w the 2: a) marked ambivalence b) pure neutrality |
Ambivalence means uncertainty, esp. when one is unable to make a decision. Neutrality means choosing not to take a side. |
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ID the diff b/w the 2: a) Small-scale population reduction can become a precursor to widespread decimation of species. b) A slight reduction in population often leads to endangerment of a species. |
Choice B indicates that a slight reduction in population OFTEN leads to endangerment. Choice A indicates that it CAN lead to endangerment. |
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ID the diff b/w the 2: a) Literary critics generally appreciate the subtlety of Conrad's character development b) The delicacy with which Joseph Conrad develops his characters is frequently praised by literary critics. |
The diff is a matter of degree. Choice B is more strongly worded & more positive than Choice A. |
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ID the diff b/w the 2: a) Reviewers are divided as to whether Mukimbre Bashil's works should be evaluated as novels or as folktales. b) Mukimbre Bashil's literary works should be categorized as finely crafted reworkings of oral folktales, not as novels. |
Choice B makes a judgment: that the works should not be categorized as novels. Choice A does not make such a judgment. |
