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C. Everything revolves around increasing frequency of warnings so that is the only explicit conclusion. "It may weaken.." is the premise that supports the conclusion.


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Health official: Increasing the frequency of anti-smoking warnings may be ineffective. Aside from annoying the majority who do not smoke, it may weaken all anti-smoking messaging by leading people to believe that such warnings are needlessly stringent. Moreover, there is nothing to suggest that those who typically disregard anti-smoking messages will pay heed when the messages occur more frequently.

The two sections in boldface play which of the following roles in the public health official’s argument?

(A) The first is a conclusion for which support is provided, but it is not the main conclusion of the argument; the second is an unsupported premise that supports the main conclusion of the argument.
(B) The first is a premise that supports the argument’s only explicit conclusion; so is the second.
(C) The first is the only explicit conclusion of the argument; the second is a premise that supports that conclusion.
(D) The first is the main conclusion of the argument; the second lends support to that conclusion and is itself a conclusion for which support is provided.
(E) The first is a premise that supports the only conclusion of the argument; the second is that conclusion.


 


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Main Conclusion: Increasing the frequency of anti-smoking warnings may be ineffective.
Premise: Aside from annoying the majority who do not smoke, it may weaken all anti-smoking messaging by leading people to believe that such warnings are needlessly stringent.
Premise: There is nothing to suggest that those who typically disregard anti-smoking messages will pay heed when the messages occur more frequently.

Hence BF1 is main conclusion
BF2 is support for main conclusion as it is a premise

Option C tells us directly about the analysis we have came with
The first is the only explicit conclusion of the argument; the second is a premise that supports that conclusion.
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Health official: Increasing the frequency of anti-smoking warnings may be ineffective. Aside from annoying the majority who do not smoke, it may weaken all anti-smoking messaging by leading people to believe that such warnings are needlessly stringent. Moreover, there is nothing to suggest that those who typically disregard anti-smoking messages will pay heed when the messages occur more frequently.

The two sections in boldface play which of the following roles in the public health official’s argument?

(A) The first is a conclusion for which support is provided, but it is not the main conclusion of the argument; the second is an unsupported premise that supports the main conclusion of the argument.
(B) The first is a premise that supports the argument’s only explicit conclusion; so is the second.
(C) The first is the only explicit conclusion of the argument; the second is a premise that supports that conclusion.
(D) The first is the main conclusion of the argument; the second lends support to that conclusion and is itself a conclusion for which support is provided.
(E) The first is a premise that supports the only conclusion of the argument; the second is that conclusion.


 


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Health official: Increasing the frequency of anti-smoking warnings may be ineffective. Aside from annoying the majority who do not smoke, it may weaken all anti-smoking messaging by leading people to believe that such warnings are needlessly stringent. Moreover, there is nothing to suggest that those who typically disregard anti-smoking messages will pay heed when the messages occur more frequently.

The two sections in boldface play which of the following roles in the public health official’s argument?

(A) The first is a conclusion for which support is provided, but it is not the main conclusion of the argument; the second is an unsupported premise that supports the main conclusion of the argument.
(B) The first is a premise that supports the argument’s only explicit conclusion; so is the second.
(C) The first is the only explicit conclusion of the argument; the second is a premise that supports that conclusion.
(D) The first is the main conclusion of the argument; the second lends support to that conclusion and is itself a conclusion for which support is provided.
(E) The first is a premise that supports the only conclusion of the argument; the second is that conclusion.


 


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Increasing the frequency of anti-smoking warnings may be ineffective.
Is the main conclusion of the passage as whole passage lead here

it may weaken all anti-smoking messaging by leading people to believe that such warnings are needlessly stringent
supports the main conclusion, but it also has a subconclusion that it may weaken all anti-smoking messaging
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Isolate the conclusion: Increasing the frequency of anti-smoking warnings may be ineffective
Isolate the premise:
- Annoying the majority who do not smoke
- Weaken all anti-smoking messaging, which is itself an intermediary conclusion supported by the premise: leading people to believe that such warnings are needlessly stringent.
- those who typically disregard anti-smoking messages probably don't pay heed when the messages occur more frequently.

We can eliminate all other choices except C & D. Since the 2nd bold face is also an intermediary conclusion - Choice D fits our structure
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Health official: Increasing the frequency of anti-smoking warnings may be ineffective. Aside from annoying the majority who do not smoke, it may weaken all anti-smoking messaging by leading people to believe that such warnings are needlessly stringent. Moreover, there is nothing to suggest that those who typically disregard anti-smoking messages will pay heed when the messages occur more frequently.
First boldface is clearly the conclusion. And second boldface provides support for it as it describes the reason why it is ineffective. And then (moreover) further support is provided to the conclusion

The two sections in boldface play which of the following roles in the public health official’s argument?

(A) The first is a conclusion for which support is provided, but it is not the main conclusion of the argument; the second is an unsupported premise that supports the main conclusion of the argument......No, first boldface is the conclusion
(B) The first is a premise that supports the argument’s only explicit conclusion; so is the second.....No
(C) The first is the only explicit conclusion of the argument; the second is a premise that supports that conclusion.......Yes
(D) The first is the main conclusion of the argument; the second lends support to that conclusion and is itself a conclusion for which support is provided.....the second boldface is not a conclusion ......No
(E) The first is a premise that supports the only conclusion of the argument; the second is that conclusion.....No

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First is not a premise so we can automatically rule out B and E.
A- First is the only main conclusion HENCE WRONG
C- This options sits perfectly well as all other statements are just supporting your first statement which is a conclusion so this is right
D- The second part of d is incorrect. It is not itself the conclusion
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The correct answer choice is (C).

(A) The first is a conclusion for which support is provided, but it is not the main conclusion of the argument; the second is an unsupported premise that supports the main conclusion of the argument.
(the use of the term "may be" indicates that the second boldface part is not a fact, which a premise must be. Therefore this answer is not possible as it claims the second boldface text is a premise supporting the first boldface conclusion.)

(B) The first is a premise that supports the argument’s only explicit conclusion; so is the second.
(the use of the term "may be" indicates that the first boldface part is not a fact, which a premise must be. Therefore this answer is not possible as it claims it is a premise.)

(C) The first is the only explicit conclusion of the argument; the second is a premise that supports that conclusion.
(the first boldface part is a claim or conclusion and the second gives an explanation of why that claim/conclusion may be true, so this answer is correct. Furthermore the conclusion is explicit as the other non bolded sections do not have any additional conclusions but either support or relate to this one)

(D) The first is the main conclusion of the argument; the second lends support to that conclusion and is itself a conclusion for which support is provided.
(the first boldface part is a claim or conclusion but the second gives an explanation of why that claim/conclusion may be true, so it cannot also be a conclusion.)

(E) The first is a premise that supports the only conclusion of the argument; the second is that conclusion.
(the use of the term "may be" indicates that the first boldface part is not a fact, which a premise must be. Therefore this answer is not possible as it claims it is a premise.)
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Conclusion: Increasing the frequency of anti-smoking warnings may be ineffective. The other sentences are premises

The two sections in boldface play which of the following roles in the public health official’s argument?

(A) The first is a conclusion for which support is provided, but it is not the main conclusion of the argument; the second is an unsupported premise that supports the main conclusion of the argument.
The first boldface is the main conclusion.

(B) The first is a premise that supports the argument’s only explicit conclusion; so is the second.
Wrong

(C) The first is the only explicit conclusion of the argument; the second is a premise that supports that conclusion.
Right answer

(D) The first is the main conclusion of the argument; the second lends support to that conclusion and is itself a conclusion for which support is provided.
There's no other conclusion here.

(E) The first is a premise that supports the only conclusion of the argument; the second is that conclusion.
Wrong

Answer: C
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Health official: Increasing the frequency of anti-smoking warnings may be ineffective. Aside from annoying the majority who do not smoke, it may weaken all anti-smoking messaging by leading people to believe that such warnings are needlessly stringent. Moreover, there is nothing to suggest that those who typically disregard anti-smoking messages will pay heed when the messages occur more frequently.

The two sections in boldface play which of the following roles in the public health official’s argument?

(A) The first is a conclusion for which support is provided, but it is not the main conclusion of the argument; the second is an unsupported premise that supports the main conclusion of the argument.
(B) The first is a premise that supports the argument’s only explicit conclusion; so is the second.
(C) The first is the only explicit conclusion of the argument; the second is a premise that supports that conclusion.
(D) The first is the main conclusion of the argument; the second lends support to that conclusion and is itself a conclusion for which support is provided.
(E) The first is a premise that supports the only conclusion of the argument; the second is that conclusion.


 


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Increasing the frequency of anti-smoking warnings may be ineffective. : This is the view point of the official and not a fact. Hence, this cannot be the premise of the argument as view point are never the premise. With this we can eliminate B, and E.

(B) The first is a premise that supports the argument’s only explicit conclusion; so is the second.

Incorrect: As view of the official cannot be the premise.

(E) The first is a premise that supports the only conclusion of the argument; the second is that conclusion.

Incorrect: As view of the official cannot be the premise.

it may weaken all anti-smoking messaging by leading people to believe that such warnings are needlessly stringent. : This is a fact.

(A) The first is a conclusion for which support is provided, but it is not the main conclusion of the argument; the second is an unsupported premise that supports the main conclusion of the argument.

The first point is the main conclusion. We can eliminate A.

(C) The first is the only explicit conclusion of the argument; the second is a premise that supports that conclusion.

Both parts are correct. Keep C.

(D) The first is the main conclusion of the argument; the second lends support to that conclusion and is itself a conclusion for which support is provided.

The second part is incorrect. The second part is a fact not conclusion.

Option C
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Information given:
- Health official: Increasing the frequency of anti-smoking warnings may be ineffective. Aside from annoying the majority who do not smoke, it may weaken all anti-smoking messaging by leading people to believe that such warnings are needlessly stringent. Moreover, there is nothing to suggest that those who typically disregard anti-smoking messages will pay heed when the messages occur more frequently.

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- What roles do the two boldface portions play?

Solution:
- Main point: The official's overall conclusion is that increasing the frequency may be ineffective (the first boldfaced part)
- The second boldfaced part is a reason/premise supporting that conclusion, it helps explain how frequent warnings could weaken overall messaging by making them seem overly strict

- A: The first is a conclusion for which support is provided, but it is not the main conclusion of the argument; the second is an unsupported premise that supports the main conclusion of the argument.
- The first boldfaced part is the main conclusion, invalid

- B: The first is a premise that supports the argument’s only explicit conclusion; so is the second.
- The first boldfaced part is not a premise, but rather a solution, invalid

- C: The first is the only explicit conclusion of the argument; the second is a premise that supports that conclusion.
- The first boldfaced part is indeed the only explicit conclusion of the argument, and the second boldfaced part is a premise supporting that conclusion. Specifically, it explains how frequent warnings could weaken overall messaging by making them seem overly strict, valid

- D: The first is the main conclusion of the argument; the second lends support to that conclusion and is itself a conclusion for which support is provided.
- The second boldfaced part is not a conclusion itself, but rather a supporting reason, invalid

- E: The first is a premise that supports the only conclusion of the argument; the second is that conclusion.
- The first boldfaced part is not a premise, but rather a conclusion

Answer: C, The first is the only explicit conclusion of the argument; the second is a premise that supports that conclusion.
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Health official: Increasing the frequency of anti-smoking warnings may be ineffective. Aside from annoying the majority who do not smoke, it may weaken all anti-smoking messaging by leading people to believe that such warnings are needlessly stringent. Moreover, there is nothing to suggest that those who typically disregard anti-smoking messages will pay heed when the messages occur more frequently.

The two sections in boldface play which of the following roles in the public health official’s argument?

(A) The first is a conclusion for which support is provided, but it is not the main conclusion of the argument; the second is an unsupported premise that supports the main conclusion of the argument.
(B) The first is a premise that supports the argument’s only explicit conclusion; so is the second.
(C) The first is the only explicit conclusion of the argument; the second is a premise that supports that conclusion.
(D) The first is the main conclusion of the argument; the second lends support to that conclusion and is itself a conclusion for which support is provided.
(E) The first is a premise that supports the only conclusion of the argument; the second is that conclusion.


 


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Let's check about it.
(A) First is a secondary conclusion, second is an unproven premise → Nope, first is the main conclusion.
(B) Both are supporting premises → Wrong, first is the main conclusion.
(C) First is the only clear conclusion, second is a premise supporting that conclusion → Correct.
(D) First is the main conclusion, second is a supporting conclusion and also a conclusion itself → Second is just a reason, not another conclusion.
(E) First is a premise, second is a conclusion → You got it backwards.
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First Boldface - "Increasing the frequency of anti-smoking warnings may be ineffective." - This is a claim and all of the points further are in support of this idea. Hence, this is the main conclusion of the argument.

Second Boldface - "It may weaken all anti-smoking messaging by leading people to believe that such warnings are needlessly stringent." - This is an intermediate conclusion supported by the belief of people that such warnings are needlessly stringent. And it supports the main conclusion of the argument.

Hence, D
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A - Eliminate- there is only one conclusion: Increasing the frequency of anti-smoking warnings may be ineffective.
B - Eliminate - the first statement is a conclusion not a premise
C - Hold on to this, the first is the explicit conclusion, yes and the second statement is a premise that supports the conclusion that increasing the frequency of anti smoking warnings may be ineffective.
D - Eliminate, there is not support for the second statement. (For example there is nothing like: "people who are repeatedly bombarded by messages or warnings start believing that they are needlessly stringent)
E - Eliminate, the first is the conclusion and the second is our conclusion.
Answer: C

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Health official: Increasing the frequency of anti-smoking warnings may be ineffective. Aside from annoying the majority who do not smoke, it may weaken all anti-smoking messaging by leading people to believe that such warnings are needlessly stringent. Moreover, there is nothing to suggest that those who typically disregard anti-smoking messages will pay heed when the messages occur more frequently.

The two sections in boldface play which of the following roles in the public health official’s argument?

(A) The first is a conclusion for which support is provided, but it is not the main conclusion of the argument; the second is an unsupported premise that supports the main conclusion of the argument.
(B) The first is a premise that supports the argument’s only explicit conclusion; so is the second.
(C) The first is the only explicit conclusion of the argument; the second is a premise that supports that conclusion.
(D) The first is the main conclusion of the argument; the second lends support to that conclusion and is itself a conclusion for which support is provided.
(E) The first is a premise that supports the only conclusion of the argument; the second is that conclusion.


 


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Health official: Increasing the frequency of anti-smoking warnings may be ineffective. Aside from annoying the majority who do not smoke, it may weaken all anti-smoking messaging by leading people to believe that such warnings are needlessly stringent. Moreover, there is nothing to suggest that those who typically disregard anti-smoking messages will pay heed when the messages occur more frequently.

The two sections in boldface play which of the following roles in the public health official’s argument?

(A) The first is a conclusion for which support is provided, but it is not the main conclusion of the argument; the second is an unsupported premise that supports the main conclusion of the argument.
(B) The first is a premise that supports the argument’s only explicit conclusion; so is the second.
(C) The first is the only explicit conclusion of the argument; the second is a premise that supports that conclusion.
(D) The first is the main conclusion of the argument; the second lends support to that conclusion and is itself a conclusion for which support is provided.
(E) The first is a premise that supports the only conclusion of the argument; the second is that conclusion.


 


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Increasing the frequency of anti-smoking warnings may be ineffective. Aside from annoying the majority who do not smoke, it may weaken all anti-smoking messaging by leading people to believe that such warnings are needlessly stringent. Moreover, there is nothing to suggest that those who typically disregard anti-smoking messages will pay heed when the messages occur more frequently.

If we analyze this argument the BF1 is the main conclusion and all the others are supporting premises for this conclusion, including the BF2.

Hence BF1 : Main Conclusion, BF2 : Supporting premise.

Now let's do the POE:

(A) The first is a conclusion for which support is provided, but it is not the main conclusion of the argument; the second is an unsupported premise that supports the main conclusion of the argument. BF1 is Main Conclusion
(B) The first is a premise that supports the argument’s only explicit conclusion; so is the second. BF1 is Main Conclusion
(C) The first is the only explicit conclusion of the argument; the second is a premise that supports that conclusion. Perfect, Both are right. Keep it on hold.
(D) The first is the main conclusion of the argument; the second lends support to that conclusion and is itself a conclusion for which support is provided.
BF2 is not a conclusion
(E) The first is a premise that supports the only conclusion of the argument; the second is that conclusion. BF1 is Main Conclusion

Hence IMO C
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Health official: Increasing the frequency of anti-smoking warnings may be ineffective. Aside from annoying the majority who do not smoke, it may weaken all anti-smoking messaging by leading people to believe that such warnings are needlessly stringent. Moreover, there is nothing to suggest that those who typically disregard anti-smoking messages will pay heed when the messages occur more frequently.

The two sections in boldface play which of the following roles in the public health official’s argument?

(A) The first is a conclusion for which support is provided, but it is not the main conclusion of the argument; the second is an unsupported premise that supports the main conclusion of the argument.
(B) The first is a premise that supports the argument’s only explicit conclusion; so is the second.
(C) The first is the only explicit conclusion of the argument; the second is a premise that supports that conclusion.
(D) The first is the main conclusion of the argument; the second lends support to that conclusion and is itself a conclusion for which support is provided.
(E) The first is a premise that supports the only conclusion of the argument; the second is that conclusion.


 


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(A) The first is a conclusion for which support is provided, but it is not the main conclusion of the argument; the second is an unsupported premise that supports the main conclusion of the argument.

The first part is the main conclusion of the argument. Eliminate A.

(B) The first is a premise that supports the argument’s only explicit conclusion; so is the second.

The first part of the argument is the conclusion. It doesn't support the conclusion. Hence, eliminate B.

(C) The first is the only explicit conclusion of the argument; the second is a premise that supports that conclusion.

The first is the only explicit conclusion of the argument : This is correct.
the second is a premise that supports that conclusion. : This is also correct as the second part tells why the ads might be ineffective.

(D) The first is the main conclusion of the argument; the second lends support to that conclusion and is itself a conclusion for which support is provided.

There is no support provided for the second Bold face. Hence this option is not correct.

(E) The first is a premise that supports the only conclusion of the argument; the second is that conclusion.

The first part is the main conclusion of the argument and not premise. Eliminate E.

Option C is correct IMO
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Bold Face 1 - Increasing the frequency of anti-smoking warnings may be ineffective
Bold Face 2 - it may weaken all anti-smoking messaging by leading people to believe that such warnings are needlessly stringent

BF2 acts as a reason for why BF1 is correct according to the health official.

BF1 introduces the passage by stating that "increasing the frequency of anti-smoking warnings may be ineffective". This statement is followed by 3 reasons explaining why increasing frequency would be ineffective -
(i) Annoying the majority who do not smoke
(ii) Weaken all anti-smoking messaging by leading people to believe that such warnings are needlessly stringent
(iii) There is nothing to suggest that those who typically disregard anti-smoking messages will pay heed when the messages occur more frequently.

Hence, BF1 also acts as health official’s conclusion based on the 3 given reasons.
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(A) The first is a conclusion for which support is provided, but it is not the main conclusion of the argument; the second is an unsupported premise that supports the main conclusion of the argument.
The first is the main conclusion => Wrong
(B) The first is a premise that supports the argument’s only explicit conclusion; so is the second.
The first is the conclusion, not a premise => Wrong
(C) The first is the only explicit conclusion of the argument; the second is a premise that supports that conclusion.
(D) The first is the main conclusion of the argument; the second lends support to that conclusion and is itself a conclusion for which support is provided.
The second has nothing support for it => Wrong
(E) The first is a premise that supports the only conclusion of the argument; the second is that conclusion.
The first is not premise and the second is not a conclusion, it is a premise => Wrong

=> C
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Health official: Increasing the frequency of anti-smoking warnings may be ineffective. Aside from annoying the majority who do not smoke, it may weaken all anti-smoking messaging by leading people to believe that such warnings are needlessly stringent. Moreover, there is nothing to suggest that those who typically disregard anti-smoking messages will pay heed when the messages occur more frequently.

The two sections in boldface play which of the following roles in the public health official’s argument?

(A) The first is a conclusion for which support is provided, but it is not the main conclusion of the argument; the second is an unsupported premise that supports the main conclusion of the argument.
(B) The first is a premise that supports the argument’s only explicit conclusion; so is the second.
(C) The first is the only explicit conclusion of the argument; the second is a premise that supports that conclusion.
(D) The first is the main conclusion of the argument; the second lends support to that conclusion and is itself a conclusion for which support is provided.
(E) The first is a premise that supports the only conclusion of the argument; the second is that conclusion.


 


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The resident is saying:
  1. Fewer accidents are happening from people ignoring traffic lights.
  2. So, the police must’ve listened to our concerns (inquests) and acted on them.
  3. Therefore, accidents from preventable causes are going down.

The flaw here is in the cause-and-effect assumption — just because accidents went down after the inquests doesn’t mean the inquests caused the drop. Maybe something else caused the change.


Option A : Talks about misreporting accident causes. That’s a separate issue — it doesn’t question the assumption that the inquests led to fewer accidents.

Option B : Points out that just because one kind of accident (traffic light violations) dropped, that doesn’t mean all preventable accidents are going down.
If other types of preventable accidents actually went up, the resident’s conclusion would be wrong.

Option C : Says inquests may not be a reliable way to count accidents — but the resident isn’t trying to count accidents using inquests. He’s saying police acted because of them

Option D : more inquests could’ve happened because of other accidents — but that doesn’t touch the flawed link between inquests and accident reduction.

Option E :Talks about what residents believe about accident causes — again, that’s not the problem with the logic
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Health official: Increasing the frequency of anti-smoking warnings may be ineffective. Aside from annoying the majority who do not smoke, it may weaken all anti-smoking messaging by leading people to believe that such warnings are needlessly stringent. Moreover, there is nothing to suggest that those who typically disregard anti-smoking messages will pay heed when the messages occur more frequently.

The two sections in boldface play which of the following roles in the public health official’s argument?

(A) The first is a conclusion for which support is provided, but it is not the main conclusion of the argument; the second is an unsupported premise that supports the main conclusion of the argument.
(B) The first is a premise that supports the argument’s only explicit conclusion; so is the second.
(C) The first is the only explicit conclusion of the argument; the second is a premise that supports that conclusion.
(D) The first is the main conclusion of the argument; the second lends support to that conclusion and is itself a conclusion for which support is provided.
(E) The first is a premise that supports the only conclusion of the argument; the second is that conclusion.


 


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In this passage: “Increasing the frequency of anti-smoking warnings may be ineffective” is the main conclusion. The second and the third sentences are both premises for this conclusion.

Therefore, “it may weaken all anti-smoking messaging by leading people to believe that such warnings are needlessly stringent” is given another supports that those warnings may be ineffective.

Answer: (D)
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A - First is the main conclusion, hence Eliminated

B - First is the conclusion, hence Eliminated

C - Correct. The first is the main conclusion, and the second works as a premise to support the first boldface question

D - Strong Contender. This option was eliminated because the second boldface is not necessarily a sub-conclusion

E - First is the conclusion, hence Eliminated
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