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Jorge’s conclusion is express through his rhetorical question - we should proceed with the necessary changes all at once to our economic policy all at once. He supports this conclusion by an analogy to jumping over a chasm, which is something we would do all in one leap.
Christina’s conclusion is that we shouldn’t change economic policy all at once. We should proceed with smaller changes over time. This is supported by an analogy to teaching a horse to jump fences. We would train a horse to jump lower heights first and build up to greater heights.
We’re looking for a point of disagreement. The speakers disagree about the pace at which we should change economic policy. Jorge thinks we should do it all at once. Christina thinks we should do it more slowly.
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The speakers share the same opinion about this. Both think we need a shift in economic policy.
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Jorge doesn’t express an opinion about this. He doesn’t comment on Christina’s horse jumping analogy.
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Neither expresses an opinion about this. Neither suggests there will be pain from initial changes or that faster revisions means less pain in the beginning.
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This is a point of disagreement. Jorge thinks economic changes should be made all at the same time. Christina believes they should not be made all at the same time.
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The speakers share the same opinion about this (or have no opinion). Both agree that a shift in economic policy is needed. If that means the current situation is grave, then the speakers agree. If we don’t know whether the current situation is grave, then they have no opinion.
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