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Gabriella claims that the government’s recent interest rate increase has slowed the economy. How so? By encouraging people to borrow more money and spend less money. (Gabriella is making an assumption that borrowing more and spending less slows the economy.)

Ivan says that the interest rate increase didn’t slow the economy. In support, Ivan explains that whatever happens to the global economy is reflected in the country’s economy. Also, the global economy has slowed. Ivan sees this as an alternative explanation for the domestic slowdown.

We’re looking for a point of disagreement. Gabriella and Ivan disagree about whether the government’s interest rate increase caused the country’s economy to slow.

Neither speaker talks about the effect the economic slowdown may have had on people’s behavior. Gabriella claims that lower spending helped to cause the slowdown, but doesn’t mention whether the slowdown could then further lower spending.

Ivan agrees that this is the case, but Gabriella doesn’t state an opinion. Gabriella only talks about the domestic economy, and says nothing about how the international economy might be involved.

Gabriella disagrees that this is the case, but Ivan doesn’t express an opinion. Gabriella thinks that raising interest rates increased, not decreased, borrowing. Ivan doesn’t talk about borrowing at all.

Gabriella thinks this is true and Ivan thinks it’s false, meaning that this is the point of disagreement. Gabriella’s conclusion is that the interest rate increase caused the slowdown. Ivan says that the global economy caused the slowdown, so interest rates are irrelevant.

Ivan agrees with this, but Gabriella doesn’t state an opinion. Gabriella only talks about the domestic economy, and never mentions a belief that the global economy has slowed or not.

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