Question

PART A: Which of the following TWO phrases best identify the central ideas of this
article?
A. Automated services are a cheaper, more effective, and less error-prone
alternative to employing humans in secretarial positions.
B. The original Luddites, fearful of their jobs being rendered obsolete by
technology, tried in vain to prevent that technology from being implemented.
C. George Devol’s invention, Unimate, caused civil unrest by revolutionizing the
structure of the American economy.
D. Unskilled factory jobs are increasingly difficult to hold onto; within 100 years
there will likely be no more factory jobs left in America.
E. Technological advancement may have both negative and positive economic
effects; what is certain is that it is a force that cannot be slowed.
F. The Industrial Revolution doomed progressive efforts to reduce income
inequality between the upper and lower classes.

Answer 1

Answer:

The answer is option B and option E.

Explanation:

The two phrases that best identify the central ideas of this article are,

B. The original Luddites, fearful of their jobs being rendered obsolete by technology, tried in vain to prevent that technology from being implemented.

E. Technological advancement may have both negative and positive economic effects; Which is certain is that it is a force that cannot be slowed.

• These phrases are from the article of "Opposing Innovation" - The Luddite Lesson by Mike Kubic.
• In this article The Luddites were feared for the introduction of mechanized equipment which would make their skills worthless because due this reason they may lose the job.
• Increasing the job opportunity and rising the productivity has started so that the innovation-driven productivity has raised and the employment statistics have decreased. This shows that the technological advancement have both positive and negative effects.

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Answer 2

Answer: it’s definitely B

Explanation:

but idk what else lol