Set 9: Text Structure (Advanced)
Explanation
PASSAGE
Bureaucracies are designed for efficiency through standardization. Paradoxically, this rigidity often leads to inefficiency when unique problems arise. The 'red tape' meant to streamline process becomes an obstacle to the goal.
Which choice best describes the irony presented?
Detailed Answer Explanation
This question tests your understanding of how the text is organized. Design: Efficiency. Outcome: Inefficiency (Irony). Red tape meant to streamline -> Obstacle. Authors structure their writing purposefully to guide readers through their ideas. Identify the organizational pattern (cause-effect, compare-contrast, problem-solution) and how each part contributes to the whole. Authors choose organizational patterns deliberately to enhance their message. Recognizing whether a text uses chronological order, cause-effect, compare-contrast, or problem-solution helps you understand the author's purpose and follow the logic.
Key Evidence:
• "Paradoxically"
• "leads to inefficiency"
• "meant to streamline ... becomes obstacle"
Why others are wrong: A (Systemic issue.), D (Rules are the problem.), C (Context specific.).
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