Self-study
P1
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Problem ·
Trending away from communities of people in the same geographic area
Modern people spend less time interacting in ways that are required for thriving communities. (We don't interact with our neighbors as much.)
Potential solution? / Computer advocates' perspective ·
Computer conferences constitute communities
These communities can substitute for traditional interactions with physical neighbors.
P2
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Computer advocates' support 1 ·
People in computer conferences often share common interests
Think about Reddit forums.
Computer advocates' support 2 ·
Certain conventions constitute etiquette, which helps form genuine relationships through the computer
Example of convention: abbreviations, typing characters designed to look like a face to convey emotion.
P3
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Critique / Author's main point ·
Computer conferences are not communities
Concedes that conferences can be respectful and supportive, like actual communities. But they're still not communities.
Author's support 1 ·
Conferences don't allow certain people in
People without basic knowledge of computers or enough resources to access conferences can't join.
Author's support 2 ·
Conference participants are self-selecting; actual communities are not
Actual communities are more likely to have real diversity of age, career, and personal interests.
Passage Style
Critique or debate
Problem-analysis
3.
The author's statement that "
a
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Anti-supported, because the author actually
b
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The social etiquette point happened in the previous paragraph. So the line we’re asked about can’t be intended to introduce the social etiquette point.
c
counter the claim ████ ████████ ███████████ ██████ ██ ███████ ██ ██ ███████████
Anti-supported, because the author argues that computer conferences are not actual communities.
d
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This isn’t the purpose, because there’s no support for the claim that not everyone is equally respectful. Even if there were support, (D) doesn’t capture the idea that the author is conceding or acknowledging something.
e
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This best captures the purpose, which is to concede the point that computer conferences do exhibit some features that are associated with communities.