Self-study
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Summarize Argument: Counter-Position
Contrary to some economist’s beliefs, supporters of democracy can also support market regulation. For support, the sociologist cites the difference between private consumer decisions and public citizen decisions: people are considering different factors in the market and the voting booth.
Identify Conclusion
The conclusion opposes the belief that unregulated markets and democracy must be paired together: “... supporters of political democracy can also support marketplace regulation.”
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Which one of the following ████ ██████████ █████████ ███ ██████████ █████ ██ ███ ████████████
a
Voters think of ██████████ ██ ███████ ██ █ ██████████ ██████ ████ ██ ████████ ████████████
This is implied when the sociologist says that voters ask “What do we want?” However, this implication is not the main conclusion; it provides some support for the distinction made between voters and consumers.
b
Unregulated markets are ████████████ ████ ██████████ ████████████
The sociologist discusses ideas that can coexist, but (B) discusses ideas that cannot coexist. The sociologist is only expanding on what’s possible, not claiming that there’s only one correct option.
c
Where there is ██████████ ███████████ █████ ██████ ██ ███████████ ████████
This is the argument of some economists; the sociologist works to challenge this.
d
Private consumers are █████████ █████████ ████ █████ ███ ██████████████
This is implied when the sociologist says that consumers ask “What do I want?” However, this implication is not the main conclusion; it provides some support for the distinction made between voters and consumers.
e
Opposition to unregulated ███████ ██ ██████████ ████ ███████ ███ ██████████
This is the main conclusion; it’s a paraphrase of the last sentence, which we identified as the main conclusion. The rest of the sociologist’s argument provides support for this.