DifficultsentencesNEWISI3. But in fact there is a second much larger class ofjudgments where judging you is only a means tosomething else. (Line 1, Para 4)Inthissecondtypeof judgmentthefocusisachievingaspecificgoal,suchascreatingagoodteam,gettingtherightsortof employeesorselecting a year'sintakefora college.People mustbequalified,butnotallthosequalifiedcanbechosen.Text
Difficult sentences 3. But in fact there is a second much larger class of judgments where judging you is only a means to something else. (Line 1, Para 4) In this second type of judgment the focus is achieving a specific goal, such as creating a good team, getting the right sort of employees or selecting a year’s intake for a college. People must be qualified, but not all those qualified can be chosen. Text
DifficultsentencesNEWISI4. Suppose for the sake of simplicity that this is a gamewith no positions ... (Line 2, Para 5)Tokeepthisthought experiment simplelet'sforgetabout positions,such as defender, attacker, centre,goal keeper etc. Let's think of all players as equal.a game with no positions:It means there are nofixed positionswhereplayersstandonthefield.Text
Difficult sentences 4. Suppose for the sake of simplicity that this is a game with no positions . (Line 2, Para 5) To keep this thought experiment simple let’s forget about positions, such as defender, attacker, centre, goal keeper etc. Let’s think of all players as equal. a game with no positions: It means there are no fixed positions where players stand on the field. Text
DifficultsentencesNEWISI5. The only place your judgment makes a difference is inthe borderline cases. (Line 7, Para 5)borderline cases: belonging to the area which is partof both circles - not excellent, nor poor-but goodandapotential choiceText
Difficult sentences 5. The only place your judgment makes a difference is in the borderline cases. (Line 7, Para 5) borderline cases: belonging to the area which is part of both circles – not excellent, nor poor – but good and a potential choice Text
DifficultsentencesNEWISI6.Probably the difference between them will be lessthan the measurement error. (Line 15, Para 5)The difference betweenthose being selectedis sosmall that the selector does notneedtoworryaboutaperfectlyaccuratemeasurement of theirrelativeabilities.themeasurementerror:atermfromstatistics,thedifference betweena measured value of quantity anditstruevalueText
Difficult sentences 6. Probably the difference between them will be less than the measurement error. (Line 15, Para 5) The difference between those being selected is so small that the selector does not need to worry about a perfectly accurate measurement of their relative abilities. the measurement error: a term from statistics, the difference between a measured value of quantity and its true value Text
DifficultsentencesNEWVISI7. It's a false analogy even to use the word unfair todescribe this kind of misjudgment. (Line 1, Para 7)It'san incorrect comparison withtheother sort ofjudgmentto think thereisanything unfair in notbeing chosenfortheteam.Theaim was nottoassessanyindividual,buttogetagoodteamText
Difficult sentences 7. It’s a false analogy even to use the word unfair to describe this kind of misjudgment. (Line 1, Para 7) It’s an incorrect comparison with the other sort of judgment to think there is anything unfair in not being chosen for the team. The aim was not to assess any individual, but to get a good team. Text