PrepTest 108, Section 2, Question 1
Jorge: It is obvious that a shift in(67 more words not shown)
Jorge and Christina disagree over(1 more words not shown)
- Aa shift in(5 more words not shown)
- Brevising current economic(10 more words not shown)
- Cthe faster current(12 more words not shown)
- Dthe economic changes(9 more words not shown)
- Ethe current economic(3 more words not shown)
Reading the argument
Why change everything at once? If several changes backfire, how would we know which one caused the problem? A gradual approach could let us see what works before doing more. Jorge hasn't explained why that would be worse.
Instead, he gives us a chasm: you can't jump halfway across and finish the jump later. I can see the point of that comparison, but does changing economic policy actually work that way? Christina offers a different comparison. To teach a horse to jump a high fence, you start with lower fences. That suggests building up to the larger change rather than attempting everything immediately.
What we’re looking for
Both speakers want a shift in policy. Their disagreement concerns how to make it. The question asks us to identify that disagreement, so we don't need to decide which analogy is better or whether the economy really needs fixing. I'd ask each speaker: should we make all the changes at the same time? Jorge says yes; Christina says no.
Working the answers
- A
They agree that a shift is needed. Christina explicitly accepts that part of Jorge's position before objecting to his approach. Their disagreement is about carrying out the change, not whether to make a change at all.
- B
Christina makes this comparison, but Jorge never comments on it. We know he favors changing policy all at once; we don't know what he would say about the particular horse-training analogy. A disagreement with her policy recommendation doesn't establish a stated disagreement about whether this analogy is apt.
- C
Jorge doesn't claim that faster change produces less initial pain. He might think making the changes together is necessary even if it is painful. Christina likewise doesn't compare the pain of the initial changes. This supplies a reason for choosing a pace that neither speaker actually discusses.
- DCorrect
Christina thinks the changes should not all happen at the same time, as her lower-fences-first example shows. Jorge favors making the necessary changes all at once. They therefore take opposite positions on D's claim.
- E
Saying that policy needs to change doesn't establish that the situation is grave. There might be room for improvement without an emergency. More importantly, neither speaker takes the opposite side of the other on the economy's seriousness. They disagree about the method of change.
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