【GRE】 아규 토픽 샘플 4문제

아규 토픽 샘플 4문제

 

추천글 : 【영어】 GRE 소개 및 환산표, 【GRE】 아규 / 이슈 템플릿 

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문 1.

"Twenty years ago, Dr. Field, a noted anthropologist, visited the island of Tertia and concluded from his observations that children in Tertia were reared by an entire village rather than by their own biological parents. However, my recent interviews with children living in the group of islands that includes Tertia show that these children spend much more time talking about their biological parents than about other adults in the village. This research of mine proves that Dr. Field's conclusion about Tertian village culture is invalid and thus that the observation-centered approach to studying cultures is invalid as well. The interview-centered method that my team of graduate students is currently using in Tertia will establish a much more accurate understanding of child-rearing traditions there and in other island cultures."

 

⑴ 지적 1. 20년 전과 지금은 동일한가?

⑵ 지적 2. 그룹 내 소수 구성원에서의 결론을 Tertia 섬 전체의 결론으로 일반화해도 되는가?

⑶ 지적 3. Dr. Field의 결론이 틀렸다면 그것이 observation-centered approach를 했기 때문인가? (correlation ≠ causality)

 

 

문 2.

"A recently issued twenty-year study on headaches suffered by the residents of Mentia investigated the possible therapeutic effect of consuming salicylates. Salicylates are members of the same chemical family as aspirin, a medicine used to treat headaches. Although many foods are naturally rich in salicylates, food-processing companies also add salicylates to foods as preservatives. The twenty-year study found a correlation between the rise in the commercial use of salicylates and a steady decline in the average number of headaches reported by study participants. At the time when the study concluded, food-processing companies had just discovered that salicylates can also be used as flavor additives for foods, and, as a result, many companies plan to do so. Based on these study results, some health experts predict that residents of Mentia will suffer even fewer headaches in the future."

 

⑴ 지적 1. salicylate와 aspirin이 유사하게 생겼고, commercial use와 headache decline이 상관관계가 있다고 하여 인과성을 의미하지는 않음

① 실제로 chemical compound는 유사하게 생겼다고 해도 실제 biological effect가 다르게 나타나는 경우가 많음

② 상관관계는 인과관계를 보장하지 않음

⑵ 지적 2. flavor additive로서의 이론적 사용 가능성은 실사용 가능성을 보장하지는 않음 : 비용 등을 고려해야 함

⑶ 지적 3. 일반인과 Mentia 환자에서의 효과가 다를 수 있음

① Mentia 환자는 일반인과 식습관이 다름 : Mentia 환자는 냄새를 잘 못 맡기 때문에 flavor로서의 사용이 무의미함

② 효과가 일반인과 Mentia 환자가 다를 수 있음 

 

 

문 3.

"A jazz music club in Monroe would be a tremendously profitable enterprise. Currently, the nearest jazz club is 65 miles away; thus, the proposed new jazz club in Monroe, the C-Note, would have the local market all to itself. Plus, jazz is extremely popular in Monroe: over 100,000 people attended Monroe's annual jazz festival last summer; several well-known jazz musicians live in Monroe; and the highest-rated radio program in Monroe is 'Jazz Nightly,' which airs every weeknight at 7 P.M. Finally, a nationwide study indicates that the typical jazz fan spends close to $1,000 per year on jazz entertainment."

 

⑴ 지적 1. 거리가 멀다고 local market을 전부 독차지할 수 있는가?

① 사람들이 자동차를 타고 가므로 거리가 크게 문제가 되지 않는 게 일반적일 수 있음

② 경쟁 마켓이 굉장히 매력적인 곳이라면 local market을 쉽게 독차지하지 못함

⑵ 지적 2. local market에서의 소비자의 수요가 높은 게 맞는가?

① 100,000명의 참석자가 외부인일 수 있음

② 유명한 jazz musician들의 거주 여부가 소비자의 수요를 반영한다고 보는 건 논리적이지 않음

③ 라디오 프로그램의 높은 청취율이 실제 jazz music club의 수요를 반영하지 않을 수도 있고, 라디오 프로그램의 시청자가 local people이 아닐 수 있음

④ 수요가 높다고 하여 profittable하지 않을 수 있음 : 비용을 고려해야 함

⑶ 지적 3. nationwide와 local은 다를 수 있음

 

 

문 4.

"Commuters complain that increased rush-hour traffic on Blue Highway between the suburbs and the city center has doubled their commuting time. The favored proposal of the motorists' lobby is to widen the highway, adding an additional lane of traffic. But last year's addition of a lane to the nearby Green Highway was followed by a worsening of traffic jams on it. A better alternative is to add a bicycle lane to Blue Highway. Many area residents are keen bicyclists. A bicycle lane would encourage them to use bicycles to commute, and so would reduce rush-hour traffic rather than fostering an increase."

 

⑴ 지적 1. 작년 한 해 가지고 판다나는 것은 너무 이르지 않은가?

⑵ 지적 2. 자전거 타고 가기 먼 거리라면 그들이 자전거를 타고 출근하겠는가?

① 그들이 keen bicyclists인 이유는 그저 건강상의 이유였다면?

⑶ 지적 3. 자전거가 차도를 자주 넘나들면 오히려 교통체증을 증가시키는 요인이 되지 않을까?

 

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