La consulta del barrio (The neighbourhood consultation)
MCER C111 intervenciones
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Why does B reject the word mandate?
Response volume does not establish support — B distingue participación de apoyo: hubo muchas respuestas, pero también objeciones al proyecto tal como estaba.
Support for more shade does not imply support for removing the market ___.
stalls — El ejemplo contrapone un objetivo compartido, más sombra, y una medida concreta, retirar los puestos del mercado.
B accuses the report writers of deliberately excluding dissent.
False — B niega expresamente esa acusación: I’m not alleging that. El problema puede surgir del método sin intención de ocultar.
What publication approach does B recommend?
Comments plus a more precise summary — B propone ambas capas: comentarios sin datos identificativos y resumen que separe prioridades compartidas de medios discutidos.
B treats the online form’s convenience as proof of equal access.
False — B dice justamente que la comodidad para quienes organizan no demuestra acceso igual y propone oír a quienes no pudieron responder.
A concludes that the report should begin a process of ___.
deliberation — A termina con starting point for deliberation: el informe inicia el debate, no presenta una decisión previa como resultado de la consulta.
Palabras que quizá no conozcas
- mandaterespaldo para actuar
- dissentdiscrepancia
- meansmedios para lograr un fin
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A The consultation attracted more responses than any previous one. I'd call that a mandate for the square's redesign.
B I'd call it engagement. A mandate implies support, and plenty of respondents objected to the proposal as it stood.
A Fair enough. But even the objections suggest people regard the square as important.
B Certainly. My concern is the report's phrase broad agreement. It compresses quite different positions into something that sounds settled.
A We grouped comments by theme to make them manageable. Nobody deliberately excluded dissent.
B I'm not alleging that. A method can flatten disagreement without anyone intending it. Support for more shade, for example, doesn't amount to support for removing the market stalls.
A Then should we abandon the summary and publish every comment?
B Publish the comments with identifying details removed, but keep a summary that distinguishes shared priorities from disputed means. Readers need both.
A And acknowledge which groups we may have missed?
B Yes. An online form was convenient, but convenience for us isn't evidence of equal access. The next meeting should test whether the apparent consensus survives when people who couldn't complete the form can speak.
A So the report is a starting point for deliberation, rather than the decision dressed up as a finding.