Question

1. which paragraph from the article can you locate the authors argument?

a. paragraph 1
b. paragraph 2
c. paragraph 10
d. paragraph 11

1. which excerpt from the article is the authors counter - argument?

a. but, perhaps surprisingly, electronic discovery software has not thrown paralegals and lawyers into unemployment lines.
b. but these fears are misplaced—whats happening with automation is not so simple or obvious.
c. but that logic ignores some basic economics: automation reduces the cost of a product or service, and lower prices tend to attract more customers.
d. but not all of the news about computer automation is good. some of that growth in computer - using occupations has come at the expense of other occupations.

1. reread paragraph 4. what text structure is this paragraph organized in?

a. sequential/chronological
b. cause and effect
c. problem and solution
d. description
e. compare and contrast

1. reread paragraph 11. what text structure is this paragraph organized in?

a. sequential/chronological
b. cause and effect
c. problem and solution
d. description
e. compare and contrast

Explanation:

1. Without the full - text of the article, it's impossible to know for sure, but typically the author's argument can be found in the introductory or concluding paragraphs. Here, we have no way to determine.
2. A counter - argument often starts with a contrasting word like "but" and challenges a previously stated view. Option b seems to be countering fears about automation by introducing economic principles.
3. Without the content of paragraph 4, we can't be certain, but we analyze text structures based on how ideas are presented. If it describes a process in order, it's sequential/chronological; if it shows a relationship between an action and its result, it's cause - and - effect; if it presents an issue and a way to solve it, it's problem - solution; if it just gives details about something, it's description; if it shows similarities and differences, it's compare and contrast.
4. Similar to question 8, without the content of paragraph 11, we can only analyze based on the general understanding of text structures.

Answer:

1. Cannot be determined from the given information
2. b. But these fears are misplaced—what’s happening with automation is not so simple or obvious.
3. Cannot be determined from the given information
4. Cannot be determined from the given information