Reading Comprehension: Application Questions

The author is most likely to agree with which of the following statements regarding the classification of unemployment into categories?

Incorrect.

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This answer choice claims that when the first statement is true, there are communication problems. This is contradictory to the second statement.

Try to look for an answer choice which is in-line with both statements.

Incorrect.

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This answer choice claims reverses the cause-and-effect relationship of the first statement. It claims it is hard to distinguish between real-life cases because terms are not clear.

Incorrect.

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This answer choice claims that terms are clearer when everyday situations defy the definitions. This contradicts the first statement.

Incorrect.

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This answer choice focuses on economists and their tendency - an issue which is irrelevant to the points made by the author in the passage.

Correct!

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This answer choice acknowledges the fact that categories are not always clear cut but also that despite their vagueness, they are helpful in coining of terms which are useful for the economic debate.

When creating theoretical categories that do not accurately reflect reality, communication problems may arise.
Lack of consistency in the use of terms is the main reason why term definitions do not match real life situations.
Sometimes general classification is valuable even if it does not accurately reflect the way things really are.
It is good that everyday situations put theoretical terms to the test because terms then become less vague.
Economists have a tendency to divide phenomena into categories even when the division is not sufficiently distinct.

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