Self-study
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Speaker 1 Summary
Edgar asserts that we shouldn’t shut down pumps supplying water to our region simply because those pumps threaten a small species of fish. The shut down would cause too much inconvenience for so little benefit.
Speaker 2 Summary
Rafaela’s implicit conclusion is that the decision to shut down the water pumps is a good idea. This is because the threat to the fish species is a sign of a threat to the water supply.
Objective
We’re looking for a point of disagreement. The speakers disagree over whether shutting down the pumps is a good idea and about whether the decision to shut down the pumps is designed only to protect the fish species. Edgar thinks the decision is just about the fish. Rafaela thinks it’s also about the water supply.
20.
The dialogue provides the most ███████ ███ ███ █████ ████ █████ ███ ███████ ████████ ████ ███████
a
shutting down the █████ ████ ████████ █████████████ █ █████ ██████ ██ ██████
Rafaela doesn’t express an opinion. She doesn’t comment on inconvenience or say anything suggesting an opinion about it.
b
the survival of ███ ████ ███████ ██ ███ ████ ██████ ███ ████████ ████ ███ █████
This is a point of disagreement. Edgar thinks the shutdown is only related to protecting the fish. Rafaela thinks it’s about protecting the water supply.
c
species of small ████ ███ ███████████████
Rafaela doesn’t express an opinion. She doesn’t comment on whether protecting small fish is important or unimportant. Her point is that the shut down also helps protect the water supply.
d
the order to ████ ████ ███ █████ ███ █████
Neither speaker expresses an opinion. They don’t comment on the legality of the shutdown.
e
shutting down the █████ ████ ██ ██████████ ██ ███████ ███ ████ ███████
Neither speaker expresses an opinion. They don’t comment on whether the shutdown will successfully protect the fish.