A question about how two texts differ tests whether you can tell their views apart. Read the question to find the point to compare, then put each text’s view and reason in a few words. Ask where the authors disagree on that point. Check each half against its own text, because a choice can sound like a difference while giving one author a view they don’t hold.
Hints
- Hint 1
Start with the first sentence of each text and identify its main claim about group brainstorming.
- Hint 2
Compare when and how people share their ideas in the two texts. How does each text connect sharing ideas this way to better ideas?
Step-by-step
Compare each view and its reason
Step 1Find Text 1’s view and reason
Text 1 says the most fruitful innovations emerge from teams that meet face-to-face to brainstorm, which gives us the first view to compare. Why favor that setting? People can add to each other’s ideas and bring different views together, so working together in real time helps the team reach better solutions.
- Step 2
See what Text 2 favors
Does Text 2 value the same process? It says the best ideas often surface when people first think independently and share their suggestions anonymously. That avoids social pressures that can stifle originality in group meetings, so Text 2 favors thinking alone before sharing without names.
- Step 3
Match both halves to their texts
How do the authors differ in their views about group brainstorming? They favor different ways of developing and sharing ideas. The choice pairing face-to-face brainstorming as key to innovation with ideas developed independently and shared anonymously gives Text 1 the in-person discussion it values and Text 2 a way to share ideas that avoids social pressure. Choice A.