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STRENGTHEN QUESTION SERIES Question 1 Several Energy Alternative Programs
Several energy alternative research programs have recently suffered a variety of setbacks, particularly among larger scale research programs. Those larger scale failures also tend to involve a greater financial loss. Therefore, larger scale research programs should be phased out in favor of multiple smaller ones.
Which one of the following, if true, provides the most support for the reasoning above?
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STRENGTHEN QUESTION SERIES Question 2 Automobile Collectors
Several energy alternative research programs have recently suffered a variety of setbacks, particularly among larger scale research programs. Those larger scale failures also tend to involve a greater financial loss. Therefore, larger scale research programs should be phased out in favor of multiple smaller ones.
Which one of the following, if true, provides the most support for the reasoning above?
- Ⓐ Larger scale energy research programs are more likely to uncover a relevant breakthrough, while smaller projects can investigate more aspects of energy generation and storage, though less thoroughly.
Ⓑ It is just as easy to adjust, and even abandon small programs as it is with large ones.
Ⓒ The cost of starting a new energy research program increases every year.
Ⓓ Project planners tend to favor work on smaller programs rather than larger ones.
Ⓔ Larger scale energy research programs are more likely to fail and so correspondingly involve greater financial risk than a comparably scaled collection of smaller programs.
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STRENGTHEN QUESTION SERIES Question 2 Automobile Collectors
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The questn asks to strengthen the reasoning
Conclusion of argument: Large scale programs should be phased out and smaller scale program should take their place.
Fact given: Large scale programs suffer are likely to suffer setbacks and involve greater financial loss
So what I need to make the conclusion more believable: Anything which will compare large scale and small scale programs and establish why small scale is better.
Note nothing is mentioned for small scale program in the argument and this is a hint for me that correct answer choice needs mentioning of smaller scale program
Moving onto options
A. This gives large scale program better serves the purpose. A breakthrough is a more desirable result than some investigations here and there. ELIMINATED
B.Ok so points a similarity between small scale and large scale but does not tell anything why small scale is preferable.ELIMINATED
C. Talks about programs in general.Nothing on the lines we are looking.At best can act as a weakner as cost of starting every new program is more so shutting large scale and opening small scale can prove costly. ELIMINATED
D. Ok. Does not support anything which can make one feel that small scale is advantageous over large scale.They tend to favour work may be because of personal reasons who knows. ELIMINATED
E.This is what we are looking for.A comparison showing why small scale is superior to large scale. CORRECT CHOICE
Conclusion of argument: Large scale programs should be phased out and smaller scale program should take their place.
Fact given: Large scale programs suffer are likely to suffer setbacks and involve greater financial loss
So what I need to make the conclusion more believable: Anything which will compare large scale and small scale programs and establish why small scale is better.
Note nothing is mentioned for small scale program in the argument and this is a hint for me that correct answer choice needs mentioning of smaller scale program
Moving onto options
A. This gives large scale program better serves the purpose. A breakthrough is a more desirable result than some investigations here and there. ELIMINATED
B.Ok so points a similarity between small scale and large scale but does not tell anything why small scale is preferable.ELIMINATED
C. Talks about programs in general.Nothing on the lines we are looking.At best can act as a weakner as cost of starting every new program is more so shutting large scale and opening small scale can prove costly. ELIMINATED
D. Ok. Does not support anything which can make one feel that small scale is advantageous over large scale.They tend to favour work may be because of personal reasons who knows. ELIMINATED
E.This is what we are looking for.A comparison showing why small scale is superior to large scale. CORRECT CHOICE
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STRENGTHEN QUESTION
Several energy alternative research programs have recently suffered a variety of setbacks, particularly among larger scale research programs. Those larger scale failures also tend to involve a greater financial loss. Therefore, larger scale research programs should be phased out in favor of multiple smaller ones.
Which one of the following, if true, provides the most support for the reasoning above?
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Several energy alternative research programs have recently suffered a variety of setbacks, particularly among larger scale research programs. Those larger scale failures also tend to involve a greater financial loss. Therefore, larger scale research programs should be phased out in favor of multiple smaller ones.
Which one of the following, if true, provides the most support for the reasoning above?
- Ⓐ Larger scale energy research programs are more likely to uncover a relevant breakthrough, while smaller projects can investigate more aspects of energy generation and storage, though less thoroughly.
Ⓑ It is just as easy to adjust, and even abandon small programs as it is with large ones.
Ⓒ The cost of starting a new energy research program increases every year.
Ⓓ Project planners tend to favor work on smaller programs rather than larger ones.
Ⓔ Larger scale energy research programs are more likely to fail and so correspondingly involve greater financial risk than a comparably scaled collection of smaller programs.
48 Hour Window Answer & Explanation Window
Earn KUDOS! Post your answer and reasoning why the answer you chose is correct, and why the other 4 options are incorrect within 48 hours of this post.
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Premise: Several energy alternative research programs have recently suffered a variety of setbacks, particularly among larger scale research programs. Those larger scale failures also tend to involve a greater financial loss.
Conclusion: Therefore, larger scale research programs should be phased out in favor of multiple smaller ones.
- Ⓐ Larger scale energy research programs are more likely to uncover a relevant breakthrough, while smaller projects can investigate more aspects of energy generation and storage, though less thoroughly.
Incorrect. Weakens the conclusion that large scale programs should be phased out.
Ⓑ It is just as easy to adjust, and even abandon small programs as it is with large ones.
Incorrect. This option shows that it is equally easy to abandon a small program than a large one. This is actually a weakener if anything.
Ⓒ The cost of starting a new energy research program increases every year.
Incorrect. This option shows that it is more expensive to start a program( be it small or large). This is actually a weakener if anything.
Ⓓ Project planners tend to favor work on smaller programs rather than larger ones.
Incorrect. Irrelevant. We dont care about the preferences of project planners.
Ⓔ Larger scale energy research programs are more likely to fail and so correspondingly involve greater financial risk than a comparably scaled collection of smaller programs.
