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In Gandania, where the government has a monopoly on tobacco sales, the incidence of smoking-related health problems has risen steadily for the last twenty years, and health care costs to the government have risen correspondingly. The health secretary recently proposed a series of laws aimed at halting tobacco use in Gandania. Fully ten percent of the annual revenues Gandania receives come from tobacco sales, however, so Gandania cannot afford to institute the proposed laws.
Which of the following is an assumption on which the argument depends?
A. If the health secretary’s proposal is not implemented, the health secretary will be obliged in the near future either to resign or to present an alternative proposal.
B. If smoking is halted in Gandania, Gandania’s smoking-related health care costs will not soon decrease enough to offset the projected loss of revenue from tobacco sales.
C. The proposed laws are not likely to cause a significant decrease in the amount of tobacco Gandania exports.
D. The percentage of revenue Gandania receives from tobacco sales has remained relatively stable in recent years.
E. In Gandania, government revenue from tobacco sales far surpasses that from any other source.
Which of the following is an assumption on which the argument depends?
A. If the health secretary’s proposal is not implemented, the health secretary will be obliged in the near future either to resign or to present an alternative proposal.
B. If smoking is halted in Gandania, Gandania’s smoking-related health care costs will not soon decrease enough to offset the projected loss of revenue from tobacco sales.
C. The proposed laws are not likely to cause a significant decrease in the amount of tobacco Gandania exports.
D. The percentage of revenue Gandania receives from tobacco sales has remained relatively stable in recent years.
E. In Gandania, government revenue from tobacco sales far surpasses that from any other source.
03 Jun 2026, 04:18
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The key gap in this argument to notice is the following:
The evidence is about "annual revenues."
The conclusion is about what Gandania can "afford."
So, the correct answer will state something that must be true for the evidence about revenues to support a conclusion about what the government can afford.
The evidence is about "annual revenues."
The conclusion is about what Gandania can "afford."
So, the correct answer will state something that must be true for the evidence about revenues to support a conclusion about what the government can afford.
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