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Pauline: Some environmentalists claim that for the salmon to be saved, the hydroelectric dams on the river must be breached. ███ ██ ███ ████ ███ █████████ █████ ███ ████████ ███████ ██████████ ███ ███████ █████████ ██████████ █████ ████ ██████████
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Speaker 1 Summary
Pauline concludes that if the dams are breached, electrical costs will skyrocket. This is because the region has a growing population and a booming industry. (The phrase “given the region’s growing population and booming industry” is a premise.)
Speaker 2 Summary
Roger concludes that whether or not the dams are breached, we will have to find additional sources of energy for the region. This is because the dams are already producing electricity at the optimal capacity.
Objective
We’re looking for a point of agreement. The speakers agree that there will likely be growing demand for electricity in the region.
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Roger doesn’t express an opinion. He says we will need to find additional sources. But he doesn’t say anything suggesting an opinion about whether we can or cannot find an alternative energy source in the near future.
b
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This is a point of agreement. Pauline believes electrical costs will skyrocket if the dams are breached. Roger believes we’ll have to find additional energy sources. This suggests they don’t think electricity demand will decrease significantly in the near future.
c
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Not a point of agreement. Pauline doesn’t comment on what will happen if dams are not at optimal service. If dams are breached, electric costs will rise. But if dams are not breached, but still in service, we don’t know Pauline’s opinion.
d
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Roger doesn’t express an opinion. He doesn’t comment on environmentalists and their view concerning saving the salmon.
e
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Pauline doesn’t express an opinion. She doesn’t discuss finding additional energy sources and what that will do to electrical costs. She acknowledges electrical costs will skyrocket if the dam is breached. But that doesn’t indicate an opinion on other energy sources.