Self-study
Gerald: Unless a consumer secures his or her home wireless Internet service, anyone strolling by is able to access that person's service with certain laptop computers or smartphones. ████ ███ ██████ ██ ██████████ ███████ █████ ███████ █████ ████ ██ ████ ████ ███████████ ████ ██ ████████ █████ ███████ ██ █████████ █████ ██ ███ ████ ████ ███ ███████
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Speaker 1 Summary
Gerald concludes that people who access other’s wireless internet aren’t doing anything illegal. This is because such access is just like enjoying someone else’s music as you pass by them, which isn’t illegal.
Speaker 2 Summary
Kendra’s implicit conclusion is that accessing someone else’s wireless internet can be considered illegal. This is because such access requires stopping for a long time, unlike listening to a stranger’s music while walking by. Stopping for a long time to access someone else’s wireless internet could be considered the crimes of loitering or harassment.
Objective
We’re looking for a point of disagreement. The speakers disagree about whether accessing someone else’s wireless internet can be considered illegal.
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Gerald's and Kendra's positions indicate ████ ████ ████████ ████ ███████ █████████ █████████ ████████ ████████ ███████ █████ ███████ ████ ███ ██████
a
can be considered ███████ █████ ███████ ███
This is a point of disagreement. Gerald thinks it isn’t illegal under current laws. Kendra’s implicit point is that it can be considered illegal under current law, because it can be considered loitering or harassment.
b
is like trespassing
Not a point of disagreement. Kendra characterizes accessing another’s wireless internet as loitering or harassment, but does not indicate whether it can be characterized as trespassing.
c
should be prohibited ██ ███
Neither speaker expresses an opinion. The dispute is about whether accessing another’s internet is illegal under current law. Whether it should be illegal is a separate issue.
d
requires a considerable ██████ ██ ████
Gerald doesn’t express an opinion about this. He doesn’t comment time or how much time is required to access someone else’s wireless internet.
e
could be done ███████ █████████ ██ ██ ██
Neither speaker expresses an opinion. They don’t refer to intention or whether accessing wireless internet would be done without intention.