Which one of the following scenarios, if true, would most clearly be a counterexample to the views expressed in the l...

Mazen on July 24, 2022

B and E

Hi, Selecting Answer-choice B requires us to infer the meaning of the phrase "domestic production of goods" from the passage. Where in the passage is the evidence that "GNP" is synonymous to "domestic production of goods," or that both run counter to "human indicators"? Furthermore, the author in the last paragraph is not against GNP, but rather against GNP as "the sole indicator of economic success" (line 53), and then, the GNP is an "even if" (line 56). Granted A, C, and D could be true within the argument made in the last paragraph (or even the whole passage), when it comes down to B and E, the correct answer entails that we know what the writers and the author mean by "domestic production of goods" and hence "increasing" it. How do we know from the passage what "increasing domestic production" means? Thank You Mazen

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Emil-Kunkin on July 27, 2022

Hi Mazen,

The first few lines of the passage tell us that GNP is the total value of goods produced in a nation in a year. In the last paragraph, there author talks about moving away from GNP in favor of human indicators.

Mazen on July 28, 2022

Thank You Emil