Text 1: Economist Dr. Julia Wang studies gig economy platforms. "Flexible work arrangements benefit workers seeking autonomy and supplemental income," Wang argues. "Platforms match workers to tasks efficiently, creating opportunities traditional employment cannot offer."
Text 2: Labor researcher Dr. Marcus Lee examines platform work conditions. "Flexibility often masks precarity," Lee contends. "Workers bear risks employers traditionally covered—health insurance, equipment, downtime. Algorithm-driven management offers control, not freedom."
Based on the texts, what does Lee suggest Wang's analysis underemphasizes?
That platforms use technology at all
The costs of flexibility that workers assume
That work exists in the economy
That efficiency has any value
Correct Answer: B
Choice B is the correct answer. Wang emphasizes flexibility benefits. Lee adds that flexibility comes with costs: missing protections, transferred risks. Wang's positive framing underemphasizes downsides.
- Evidence: Lee: workers bear risks employers covered.
- Reasoning: Flexibility isn't free—it transfers costs to workers.
- Conclusion: Lee adds cost analysis Wang omits.
Choice A is incorrect because both discuss platforms. Choice C is incorrect because both analyze work. Choice D is incorrect because Lee doesn't reject efficiency.