PrepTest 142 - Section 3 - Passage 4 - Question 26

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This passage is adapted from a review of a 1991 book.

Garcia's Argument · The "Mexican American Generation" was more radical and politically diverse than historians recognized

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Main Conclusion / Critique · Garcia’s study has two flaws

Major Premise / Critique · Garcia’s analysis is inconsistent

He undermines his own claim that the Generation is political diverse.

Premise · Groups were diametrically opposed to each other

One group emphasized assimilation; another group emphasized bilingual education.

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Gracia's Analysis · Acknowledge but dismiss as insignificant

Premise / Critique · These differences were not insignificant

Passage Style

Critique or debate

26.

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The author is not uncertain about this. She believes we cannot assume that an increase in the number of Mexican Americans born in the U.S. led to an increase in political activism.

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There’s no evidence the author is uncertain about the assumptions of historian preceding Garcia.

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The author is not uncertain about this. She believes there wasn’t a general consensus among Mexican American political activists between 1930 and 1960.

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The author expresses uncertainty about this at the beginning of P3.

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The author doesn’t express uncertainty about this. She believes that the League and the Congress had different political goals.

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