Passage Summary: The author argues that if you live in the woods but fax dozens of people daily, you're living an urban life, whereas if you live in a city but never use tech, you're living a rural life.

Conclusion: The distinction between rural and urban lifestyles should be based on electronic communication habits rather than physical geography.

Reasoning: Modern communications technology allows people to maintain high-frequency social interactions regardless of their physical location, making information flow a more accurate measure of lifestyle than location.

Analysis: This stimulus illustrates a shift from a traditional, location-based definition to a functional, behavior-based definition. It suggests that the 'essence' of a category is defined by how one interacts with the world rather than where one stands. Look for a proposition that emphasizes that technological or social changes can necessitate the redefinition of traditional concepts based on their current functional roles.