by ohthatpatrick Wed Nov 16, 2016 2:41 pm
Question Type:
Author Opinion
Answer expected in lines/paragraph:
Line 8: "something curious".
Line 13: "Things got even more interesting".
Line 18: "He recognized with a shock -- it was currency trading!"
Line 23-25: "Players were creating wealth"
Not a lot of tone words in Psg B. That author was writing an analytical essay about how income tax law and policy would feel about whether or not to tax commerce in virtual items.
Any prephrase?
Psg A sounds more tickled and new to the issue of virtual commerce. Psg B is already onto figuring out how we should deal with virtual commerce from a policy perspective.
Correct answer:
C
Answer choice analysis:
(A) Psg A doesn't seem to be critical at any point.
(B) This is closer to how Psg B sounds, although neither author is 'dismissive'.
(C) Intrigued = line 13, "things got even more interesting". excited = 18-19 "recognized with a shock … he was looking at … currency trading!"
(D) Psg A is probably more curious, although Psg B is definitely curious about how/when governments will start to regulate virtual commerce. It's hard to say psg A is more undecided. Line 18 sounds pretty decided, "Omigosh --- it's a form of commerce trading!" and line 24-25 sounds pretty decided, "The players were, in effect, creating wealth."
(E) No support for skeptical.
Takeaway/Pattern: None of those pairs were immediate winners for me, but the two adjectives in C have very good line references in psg A. None of the other pairs have as direct support for both adjectives.
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