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Text 1 Anyone can edit a crowdsourced map — which means anyone's mistake, or mischief, can misroute an ambulance. Maps that matter should pass through professional review before publication. Text 2 The volunteer map's defense is its crowd: thousands of editors watch their own neighborhoods, and studies of the project found most vandalism and error corrected within hours — a pace no professional review cycle matches.

Based on the texts, how would the author of Text 2 most likely respond to the concern raised in Text 1?

  1. A. By pointing out that errors in volunteer maps tend to be found and fixed quicklyCorrect
  2. B. By agreeing that only government agencies should publish maps
  3. C. By denying that volunteer mappers ever make mistakes
  4. D. By arguing that maps are less important than they once were

Answer: A. By pointing out that errors in volunteer maps tend to be found and fixed quickly

Text 1 worries about unvetted errors; Text 2's central claim is that thousands of active editors correct mistakes within hours — rapid error-finding is the response.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. By agreeing that only government agencies should publish maps
Text 2 champions the volunteer project, not government exclusivity.
C. By denying that volunteer mappers ever make mistakes
Text 2 admits errors occur; its argument is about how fast they are caught.
D. By arguing that maps are less important than they once were
Neither text questions the importance of maps.

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