本週最新考題 2025, 11/22
Dr.Diaz
I want you to discuss one reason of rejecting new technology.
Claire.
Others might disagree, but I think one major reason people reject new technology is because of the cost.
Paul.
I am not sure I agree with Claire.
While cost can be a factor, I believe the primary reason people reject new technology is because new technology is often unstable and unreliable.
語料：
1. the fear out of class
2. the fear of privacy intrusion
3. the inability to truly take advantage of the new technology (computer literacy)
4. the trouble of learning to use it /too complex
5. ethical concerns- AI as example
6. peer influence/a social reason
7. attachment to old technology
8. change fatigue; have been through such technology shifts too many times
完整範文參考：
People often resist new technology because they lack sufficient knowledge about how it works.
Although Claire and Andrew raise additional causes of rejection, such as high cost or design flaws, these concerns are not always valid, since many devices are affordable, thoroughly tested, and quickly improved.
Limited understanding, therefore, becomes the main barrier.
When people are unfamiliar with a technology’s functions or operating methods, they tend to cling to older tools.
This unfamiliarity quickly turns into frustration and even fear, which may appear as worries about privacy intrusion, embarrassment in public, or financial loss from misuse. Without basic technical literacy, many individuals feel discouraged and ultimately avoid adopting new technology.
Thesis Claim
一 全文之主旨：
人們抗拒新科技的主要原因是缺乏相關知識（lack sufficient knowledge）。
二、讓步
◆ Claire 與 Andrew 提出的其他原因：
◇ 新科技太昂貴
◇ 新產品可能有設計缺陷或 bug
◆ 作者否定這些理由的強度：
◇ 許多科技產品其實價格合理
◇ 大多經過充分測試後才上市
◇ 缺陷可在短時間內快速修正
三、主論點
◆ 主要障礙：Limited understanding（知識不足）。
◆ 因果鏈清楚：
1. 不熟悉功能 →
2. 操作方法陌生 →
3. 轉向使用舊工具 →
4. 產生挫折感 →
5. 進一步演變成恐懼
恐懼來源（Examples of Psychological Barriers）
• 擔心隱私被侵犯
• 擔心操作錯誤讓自己在別人面前出糗
• 擔心因誤按按鈕造成金錢與財產損失
=這些例子強化「知識不足會帶來恐懼」。
五、結論
• 沒有基本科技素養（technical literacy），人們自然退縮，不願採用新科技。
• 用「discouraged」與「avoid adopting」，呼應開頭論點。