Listening: Sophisticated Active Listening & Application C2 - Lesson 2: Critically Analyzing and Synthesizing Information from Multiple Spoken Sources

C2 SYNTHESIS

Multi-Source Analysis

ការវិភាគ និងសំយោគប្រភពច្រើន

🎯 Scenario: The Mayor's Advisory Panel on "The Smart City Initiative".
You must listen to three experts and write a policy recommendation.

G

Gavin (Tech CEO)

Bias: Technocratic Solutionism. He assumes technology is neutral and superior to human management. He ignores privacy.

D

Dr. Aris (Sociologist)

Bias: Privacy Advocacy. She focuses entirely on social risk and civil liberties, potentially dismissing efficiency gains.

M

Mara (City Planner)

Bias: Pragmatic Egalitarianism. She accepts the tech but demands it be accessible to all, focusing on implementation hurdles.

Analyze High-Level Vocabulary:

Ubiquitous Present, appearing, or found everywhere.

Panopticon A system of control where the few can watch the many without being seen (surveillance state).

Gentrification The process of changing a neighborhood, often displacing lower-income residents.

Algorithmic Bias Systematic and repeatable errors in a computer system that create unfair outcomes.

Synthesize: Match the Argument to the Speaker

1. "We must protect civil liberties above speed."

2. "Data optimization is the priority."

3. "We must avoid leaving the poor behind."

Task: Write the Policy Brief

Requirement: Propose a solution that balances Gavin's tech with Aris's ethics and Mara's equity. Use words: "Oversight", "Accessibility", "Integration".