PrepTest 112 - Section 2 - Passage 1 - Question 1

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Problem · Trending away from communities of people in the same geographic area

Modern people spend less time interacting in ways that are required for thriving communities. (We don't interact with our neighbors as much.)

Potential solution? / Computer advocates' perspective · Computer conferences constitute communities

These communities can substitute for traditional interactions with physical neighbors.

Computer advocates' support 1 · People in computer conferences often share common interests

Think about Reddit forums.

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Computer advocates' support 2 · Certain conventions constitute etiquette, which helps form genuine relationships through the computer

Example of convention: abbreviations, typing characters designed to look like a face to convey emotion.

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Critique / Author's main point · Computer conferences are not communities

Concedes that conferences can be respectful and supportive, like actual communities. But they're still not communities.

Author's support 1 · Conferences don't allow certain people in

People without basic knowledge of computers or enough resources to access conferences can't join.

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Author's support 2 · Conference participants are self-selecting; actual communities are not

Actual communities are more likely to have real diversity of age, career, and personal interests.

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Critique or debate

Problem-analysis

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Main point

If the author advocates a view, then the main point is the author’s view. Here, the author advocates the view that computers conferences are not actual communities. The author sets forth this view in the last paragraph: “[Computer conferences] nonetheless fall short of communities.”

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This is the opposite of the author’s view. (A) better describes the view of proponents of computer conferences as communities.

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Not supported, because the author doesn’t suggest that computer conferences threaten to replace actual communities. Because it’s not supported, (B) can’t be the main point.

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Not supported, because the author acknowledges that computer conferences can be respectful and supportive. The point is that despite these factors, computer conferences still aren’t communities.

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This best captures the author’s view that computer conferences are not actual communities.

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This is not supported because the author’s reason for thinking computer conferences are not communities is their lack of diversity. So if computer conferences can attract a more diverse group of participants, it’s not clear that the author would continue to say they’re not communities.

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