argha wrote:
Hi,
I presume it as an Assumption question(cannot be a strengthen q as there is no "if true").
IMO option D.
The conclusion states that there was an actual reduction following of beach firepits following the city council's letter. Thus the underlying assumption should be that the residents generally abide by the city council's directives. Hence, previous initiatives must have been accepted as well...ie. option D.
Regards
Argha
Hello
I, too, was considering D as an option and that option is quite tempting, to be honest. The last part of the conclusion talks about why people chose to reduce the consumption of firewood and this is the critical line, according to me. I ask myself, how do I know that the letter influenced their decision? B says the firewood cost has not increased post the letter delivery and this strikes the point in question right where it needs to! "Okay look, the price did not increase after the letter and the people still decided to cut-down on the rave parties? Woah, must be the letter, then!" But let us put B on hold!
D talks about the previous initiatives on environmental decisions being well-received, but just because the previous ones were well-received does not tell me how the ones in the future are going to turn out.
This one thought, in addition to the point put across in B, made me chose B over D!
I hope my explanation helps!