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kk117 wrote:
For question 7, doesn't D seem more suitable?

My thinking behind choosing D:

We have a controversial viewpoint "Some economists have suggested that giving away free shares would provide a needed acceleration of the privatization process."

However, the paradox here is that "if shares are obtained for free ( instead of being bought with employees' money ), they wouldn't necessarily contribute to the privatization process".

I think both options A and option D are valid.



(A) counter a position that the author of the passage believes is incorrect
(B) state a solution to a problem described in the previous sentence
(C) show how opponents of the viewpoint of the author of the passage have supported their arguments
(D) point out a paradox contained in a controversial viewpoint
(E) present a historical maxim to challenge the principle introduced in the third paragraph
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Looking at the quotation’s context leads to an understanding of why the quotation was used. Paine’ s quotation offers a concise and time-honored counterargument to the view voiced in the preceding sentence.The economists suggest giving away free shares,but the author notes that these economists are forgetting that,according to Paine,people do not value what they get too cheaply.The author uses the quotation to show the basic error in the economists’ thinking.
A Correct.The author uses Paine's quotation as an apt counter to the economists’ suggestion.
B The quotation attacks the solution posed in the previous sentence.
C The author agrees with Paine,as is evident in the final 1ines of the passage.
D The author implies that a viewpoint is ill advised.but does not say it is controversial.
E Paine's maxim does not challenge the principle of self-interest.
The correct answer is A.
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