4) Read the text again. Find the following:
1. Two arguments that everybody should have something to say about economics.
- Economics is a social subject. It’s not just technical and concrete forces.
- Economics is about who does what, who gets what, and what they do with it.
2. Six examples of why the author thinks economists are not to be trusted.
- Most professional economists don’t think about economics in this common sense,
grass-roots context. To the contrary, they tend to adopt a rather superior attitude in
their dealings with the untrained masses.
- They use complicated language.
- They say they know what’s good for people.
- They present themselves as interpreters of a mysterious subject.
- They invoke complicated technical mumbo-jumbo - utterly unnecessary to their
arguments to explain things in a poor context, to short, they don't have idea to talk in
generally.
- They take great pleasure in expounding theories that are counter-intuitive and
puzzling to the rest of us not understand but not necessary them don't can explain
5) The author uses stronger language to make his points. How does he express the
following ideas?
1. Economists use technical jargon.
- They invoke complicated technical mumbo-jumbo.
2. Economists try to explain theories which are difficult for people to understand.
- They take great pleasure in expounding theories that are counter-intuitive and
puzzling to the rest of us.
3. Economists think they know more than other people.
- They tend to adopt a rather superior attitude in their dealings with the untrained
masses.
