Health official:
Increasing the frequency of anti-smoking warnings may be ineffective.
Main ConclusionAside 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.
Supporting PremiseMoreover, there is nothing to suggest that those who typically disregard anti-smoking messages will pay heed when the messages occur more frequently.
Supporting PremiseOut as it says first boldface is a premise(B) The
first is a premise that supports the argument’s only explicit conclusion; so is the second.
(E) The
first is a premise that supports the only conclusion of the argument; the second is that conclusion.
(A) The f
irst 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.
It is the main 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 boldface is not a conclusion(C) The first is the only explicit conclusion of the argument; the second is a premise that supports that conclusion.
This is aligned with our passage deconstruction. AnswerBunuel
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.