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Pedigreed dogs, including those officially classified as [#permalink] New post 27 Sep 2011, 09:12
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Pedigreed dogs, including those officially classified as working dogs, must conform to
standards set by organizations that issue pedigrees. Those standards generally specify the
physical appearance necessary for a dog to be recognized as belonging to a breed but
stipulate nothing about other genetic traits, such as those that enable breeds originally
developed as working dogs to perform the work for which they were developed. Since dog
breeders try to maintain only those traits specified by pedigree organizations, and traits that
breeders do not try to maintain risk being lost, certain traits like herding ability risk being
lost among pedigreed dogs. Therefore, pedigree organizations should set standards
requiring working ability in pedigreed dogs classified as working dogs. The boldface portion
plays which one of the following roles in the argument?

A) It is a claim on which the argument depends but for which no support is given.
b) It is a subsidiary conclusion used in support of the main conclusion.
c) It acknowledges a possible objection to the proposal put forth in the argument.
d) It summarizes the position that the argument as a whole is directed toward discrediting.
e) It provides evidence necessary to support a claim stated earlier in the argument.
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Re: Pedigreed dogs [#permalink] New post 27 Sep 2011, 09:21
LalaB wrote:
Pedigreed dogs, including those officially classified as working dogs, must conform to
standards set by organizations that issue pedigrees. Those standards generally specify the
physical appearance necessary for a dog to be recognized as belonging to a breed but
stipulate nothing about other genetic traits, such as those that enable breeds originally
developed as working dogs to perform the work for which they were developed. Since dog
breeders try to maintain only those traits specified by pedigree organizations, and traits that
breeders do not try to maintain risk being lost, certain traits like herding ability risk being
lost among pedigreed dogs. Therefore, pedigree organizations should set standards
requiring working ability in pedigreed dogs classified as working dogs. The boldface portion
plays which one of the following roles in the argument?

A) It is a claim on which the argument depends but for which no support is given.
b) It is a subsidiary conclusion used in support of the main conclusion.
c) It acknowledges a possible objection to the proposal put forth in the argument.
d) It summarizes the position that the argument as a whole is directed toward discrediting.
e) It provides evidence necessary to support a claim stated earlier in the argument.


OA should be B
A - it's not a claim
C - it's not an objection
D - the position is not discredited
E - it is not an evidence
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Re: Pedigreed dogs [#permalink] New post 27 Sep 2011, 23:52
I cant understand what the passage is all about. :oops:
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Re: Pedigreed dogs [#permalink] New post 28 Sep 2011, 02:59
Can someone provide a detailed explanation.

Also, what is the source?
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Re: Pedigreed dogs [#permalink] New post 28 Sep 2011, 04:45
@Gautammalik

Why is A not a 'claim'. What makes a statement become a claim. Can you explain?
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Re: Pedigreed dogs [#permalink] New post 28 Sep 2011, 21:50
Answer should be B.
In A it is a claim but there are supports for that claim in the argument.
C and D state the opposite.
In E it does not provide evidence but is the conclusion based on some evidences/support.So Incorrect.
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Re: Pedigreed dogs [#permalink] New post 29 Sep 2011, 20:59
I think none of the answers is correct.

A: It's not a claim, its an example.

B: It's not a sub-conclusion. Though it is used to support the main conclusion.
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