Oh dear.
Narrowed it to C and E:
C talks about the complications that can result when different cultures with different systems of discourse attempt to resolve disputes. Yeah, that happened, but I thought this was too specific and that E better encompassed what happened in the passage.
E talks about bringing to light problems faced by Native American tribes trying to establish claims within a legal system governed by the application of precedent (and problems with precedent then illuminates the problems faced by tribes attempting to resolve disputes with different systems of discourse).
It seems like the passage is talking about how following precedent is the problem, because precedent doesn't allow for different systems of discourse to count as evidence, which is why it is likely to assume (in question 4) that courts have become more likely to accept oral testimony in these kinds of claims.
I know I'm missing something. How do you pick C as the best choice?
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Re: Q1
Yeah - this is a tough one. And how dispiriting to get this as your first question on your last section!
Anyway, take a look at my passage map here:
The examples given in this passage are tied into a greater theme of intercultural differences with regard to forms of discourse. So, the issue of written vs. oral proof is just one example. That's why (C) is correct. Note lines 12-15 and 53-56
(A) is unsupported - in fact, the passage ends by suggesting that courts are becoming more receptive to other forms of discourse.
(B) is too narrow and too opinionated.
(D) is perhaps tempting, however read carefully! The passage is not about a difference between what the court says and what they actually do.
(E) is quite tempting! However, the issue of precedent, raised only once (problematic for a main idea), in lines 10-12, is raised as an example of how the courts operate in one system of discourse. In effect, (E) plays into (C), so (C) is the main point.
Great write-up of your thoughts. Keep an eye on tie-ins to large themes; they're not always there, but when they're there, even if just mentioned two or three times, they're important.
Anyway, take a look at my passage map here:
The examples given in this passage are tied into a greater theme of intercultural differences with regard to forms of discourse. So, the issue of written vs. oral proof is just one example. That's why (C) is correct. Note lines 12-15 and 53-56
(A) is unsupported - in fact, the passage ends by suggesting that courts are becoming more receptive to other forms of discourse.
(B) is too narrow and too opinionated.
(D) is perhaps tempting, however read carefully! The passage is not about a difference between what the court says and what they actually do.
(E) is quite tempting! However, the issue of precedent, raised only once (problematic for a main idea), in lines 10-12, is raised as an example of how the courts operate in one system of discourse. In effect, (E) plays into (C), so (C) is the main point.
Great write-up of your thoughts. Keep an eye on tie-ins to large themes; they're not always there, but when they're there, even if just mentioned two or three times, they're important.
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