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title: The politician you like best says, "Either my plan or total chaos!"… — The politician's either-or and the str… · tree and pragmatics
description: The politician you like best says, "Either my plan or total chaos!" What should you do? Test 10 · ★ of lesson 178 «The politician's either-or and the straw man» of the world course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's choice was
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# Test 10 · ★ · The politician's either-or and the straw man

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The politician you like best says, "Either my plan or total chaos!" What should you do?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, politician, my · **What happens:** like, say, plan, do · **To what, where:** best · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 10 · ★ of lesson 178 «The politician's either-or and the straw man» of the world course of Mova's primary school. The page gives the question's syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause, then the 4 options as the student saw them, each with its tree and pragmatics. Every text is parsed by Mova itself. How the student answered it, with the score of every option and why: [the test at school](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/world/178-the-politicians-either-or-and-the-straw-man/#t10).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* The politician you like best says, "Either my plan or total chaos!"

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:178-the-politicians-either-or-and-the-straw-man:t10:1
# text = The politician you like best says, "Either my plan or total chaos!"
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	politician	politician	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	like	like	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	acl:relcl	_	_
5	best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	4	obj	_	_
6	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
8	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	Either	either	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc:preconj	_	_
10	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	plan	plan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	ccomp	_	_
12	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
13	total	total	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	chaos	chaos	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	11	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **like** | present | you | best |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot good=Theme |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | the politician |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **plan** *in a quote* |  | my |  |  |  |  |  | nom plan «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

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*Sentence 2:* What should you do?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:178-the-politicians-either-or-and-the-straw-man:t10:2
# text = What should you do?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	4	obj	_	_
2	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | should | you |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Eventuality |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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Notice the either-or, even from your own side

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:178-the-politicians-either-or-and-the-straw-man:t10:o1:1
# text = Notice the either-or, even from your own side
1	Notice	notice	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
3	either	either	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc:preconj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
7	even	even	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
8	from	from	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
10	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	side	side	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **notice** | imperative | you *not said here* | your own side |  |  |  |  | vn see-30.1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer side=Stimulus |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Believe it, because it's your own side saying it

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:178-the-politicians-either-or-and-the-straw-man:t10:o2:1
# text = Believe it, because it's your own side saying it
1	Believe	believe	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
4	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
5	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
7	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
8	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	side	side	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	_
10	saying	say	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	9	acl	_	_
11	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **believe** | imperative | you *not said here* | it |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer it=Stimulus |
| 2 | **is a** | present | it | your own side |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **say** *speech: assert* | gerund | your own side *not said here* | side |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent it=Topic |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

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Stop listening to politics for ever

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:178-the-politicians-either-or-and-the-straw-man:t10:o3:1
# text = Stop listening to politics for ever
1	Stop	stop	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	listening	listen	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	1	xcomp	_	_
3	to	to	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	politics	politics	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan	2	obl	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	ever	ever	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stop** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **listen** | gerund | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | to politics | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent to politics=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Check only the other side's tricks

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:178-the-politicians-either-or-and-the-straw-man:t10:o4:1
# text = Check only the other side's tricks
1	Check	check	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	only	only	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	side	side	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
7	tricks	trick	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **check** | imperative | you *not said here* | the other side's tricks |  |  |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent trick=Theme |
| 2 | **trick** |  | the other side |  |  |  |  |  | nom trick «act transitive»: poss=agent |

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**Text:** the tests of Mova's primary school, written for Mova (`world/data/school/`), as the course runner gave them to the student. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each text read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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