Self-study
Jessica: Conclusion The budget surplus should be used only to increase government payments to those who are unemployed.
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Speaker 1 Summary
Jessica believes that the budget surplus should be used only to increase government payments to unemployed people.
Speaker 2 Summary
Marcie argues that a better use of the surplus would be for a public works project that would create jobs
Objective
Disagreement: Jessica and Marcie disagree about how the surplus can be best spent
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a
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Jessica certainly agrees with this statement, but Marcie does not provide any opinion. While Marcie believes the money could be better spent, that does not mean she dislikes increasing government payments to unemployed people.
b
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Jessica does not give an opinion on this. It is unclear whether Marcia would agree with this because there is no indication that “many people” are currently unemployed.
c
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Both speakers do not give an opinion on this. The stimulus is purely related to how a budget surplus should be spent; this answer choice is far too broad for the speakers to give an opinion.
d
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Marcie certainly agrees with this, but Jessica does not mention any positive/negative sentiments about a public works project.
e
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Jessica disagrees with this statement because she believes increasing government payments is best. Marcie agrees with this statement because she wants to fund a public works project with the surplus.