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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.)
Why does the author mention this fact? Notice that the author begins the line with “but while it is true ...” This is a signal of a concession. The author is acknowledging that computer conferences have certain features that one might think are associated with communities. Still, to the author, they’re not communities.
The social etiquette point happened in the previous paragraph. So the line we’re asked about can’t be intended to introduce the social etiquette point.
Anti-supported, because the author argues that computer conferences are not actual communities.
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This isn’t the purpose, because there’s no support for the claim that not everyone is equally respectful. Even if there were support, (D) doesn’t capture the idea that the author is conceding or acknowledging something.
This best captures the purpose, which is to concede the point that computer conferences do exhibit some features that are associated with communities.
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Difficulty
91% of people who answer get this correct
This is a slightly challenging question.
It is slightly harder than the average question in this passage.
CURVE
Score of students with a 50% chance of getting this right
25%131
139
75%146
Analysis
Purpose in context (of word, phrase, or idea)
Purpose in context (of word, phrase, or idea)
Stems that ask us to describe the purpose of a word, phrase, or idea given the context in which it appears. Answers often use abstract, structural language.
An umbrella tag marking questions that test our understanding of the passage's overall structure (e.g. Main point, Purpose of paragraph, Meaning in context, Describe organization).
Critique or debate passages contain multiple points of view on a particular subject. Sometimes the author takes sides and participates in the critique or debate, other times the author merely reports the debate.
Passages that present a particular problem and then discuss the implications of that problem. They also often explore one or more solutions to that problem (although they don’t have to).
