Lab Activity 22: Formal Outlines

Chapter 5: Outlines and Concept Maps
Lab Activity 22: Formal Outlines

Objective:
To outline major and minor details that support the central idea

Step 2: Refer to the college economics textbook passage in the Lab Manual to answer the following questions.

6. "First, the national security argument against free trade contends that a country must protect industries that produce defense equipment and armaments and those on which the defense industries rely for their raw materials."

This statement is

a. the topic of the entire passage.

b. the central idea of the entire passage.

c. a major detail supporting the central idea

d. a minor detail supporting the major supporting detail of paragraph 2.

7. "For example, there are huge productivity gains from learning-by-doing in the manufacture of aircraft."

This statement is

a. the central idea of the entire passage.

b. the main idea of paragraph 3.

c. a major detail supporting the main idea of paragraph 3.

d. a minor detail supporting the major supporting detail of paragraph 3.

8. "The third argument for protection against free trade is dumping, which occurs when a foreign firm sells its exports at a lower price than its cost of production."

This sentence states

a. the topic of the entire passage.

b. the central idea of the entire passage.

c. a major detail supporting the central idea of the entire passage.

d. a minor detail supporting the main idea of paragraph 4.

9. "But there are powerful reasons to resist the dumping argument for protection."

This sentence states

a. the central idea of the entire passage.

b. the main idea of paragraph 4.

c. a major detail supporting the main idea of paragraph 4.

d. a minor detail supporting the main idea of paragraph 4.

10. "Third, if a good or service were a truly global natural monopoly, the best way to deal with it would be by regulation—just as in the case of domestic monopolies."

This sentence states

a. the central idea of the entire passage.

b. the main idea of paragraph 4.

c. a major detail supporting the main idea of paragraph 4.

d. a minor detail supporting the main idea of paragraph 4.