Explanation for Question 14 From the Reading Section on the 2019 October Sat
Question 14 says the authors are marks in lines, 2 36 through 38 serve to wet. So let's look at what it has to 3 say in the passage here. And we can make some conclusions based off of 4 this. So the statement that they're referring to says the ballot box produces 5 conformity without unanimity, the marketplace unanimity without conformity. 6 So the most obvious thing to note here is that you can 7 see a large parallel structure, 8 like a very obvious parallel structure. 9 Here. You have one thing giving you conformity without unanimity, 10 and another thing giving you the exact opposite. 11 And usually when you see that parallel structure, it's going to be all about 12 comparison. So in this case, 13 they would be comparing the ballot box with the marketplace and the kinds of 14 freedoms that you experienced in each of these areas. 15 You can see that explain a little bit more earlier in the paragraph. 16 So let's look at the answer choices here and see which one kind of 17 highlights this comparison between the ballot box and the marketplace and the freedoms that 18 you experienced in both. 19 So answer choice a says to suggest that conformity is more desirable than unanimity. 20 This is going to be incorrect. You might be able to conclude it based 21 on the tone that they use towards the ballot box and the tone that 22 they use towards the supermarket within the passage, 23 but it's not coming directly from these lines themselves. 24 And it also would require several levels...