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As pets have become increasingly humanized in recent years, almost becoming a substitute for children in some cases, owners have become increasingly concerned about the quality of their pets’ diets , leading to rising interest in grain-free offerings. According to its critics, grain is merely a filler in pet food that has little real nutritional benefit.
In the argument given, the two portions in boldface play which of the following roles?
(A) The first is the cause of a given effect; the second is a criticism of that effect.
(B) The first is the cause of a given effect; the second is the opinion of a group that provides further support for this effect.
(C) The first describes a general scenario and the second provides a specific implication of this scenario.
(D) The first is the point of view of a group of people and the second contradicts this point of view by providing conflicting evidence.
(E) The first is the conclusion of the argument and the second provides evidence on the basis of which this conclusion has been arrived at.
In the argument given, the two portions in boldface play which of the following roles?
(A) The first is the cause of a given effect; the second is a criticism of that effect.
(B) The first is the cause of a given effect; the second is the opinion of a group that provides further support for this effect.
(C) The first describes a general scenario and the second provides a specific implication of this scenario.
(D) The first is the point of view of a group of people and the second contradicts this point of view by providing conflicting evidence.
(E) The first is the conclusion of the argument and the second provides evidence on the basis of which this conclusion has been arrived at.
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30 May 2025, 06:59
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Since pets are more humanized recently -> owners are more concern about their diets, by offer grain-free food
Cause -> Effects
Critics: Against owners dietary plan mentioning little benefit (effect)
Hence, A is the answer
Cause -> Effects
Critics: Against owners dietary plan mentioning little benefit (effect)
Hence, A is the answer
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Answer: B
The argument states that as people are becoming more and more affectionate towards their pets, they are getting more and more concerned about their pets’ diets. These people are looking at feeding their pets grain-free diets because grain apparently does not have any nutritional benefits. Both the first and the second bold parts provide reasons why people have become more averse to feeding their pets grain-free diets.
(A) The first part could be true. The cause could be the pets getting humanized and the effect could be people’s desire to feed their pets grain-free diets. However, the second bold part is not a criticism of that effect; it, in fact, supports that effect.
(B) This is the correct answer. The first part is the same as that of option A, and the second part strengthens this fact.
(C) The first bold part could be a general scenario but the second bold part is definitely not an implication of this. The implication is actually the non-bold part in the middle of the argument.
(D) The first is not the point of view of any group and the second does not contradict it in any case.
(E) The first is not the conclusion of the argument; the conclusion is in the non-bold part.
