vusal808 wrote:
Hi everyone. I cannot understand why C is incorrect. It clearly supports the conclusion with the audit proof. It makes conclusion and the whole argument strong. Please someone explain elaborately why C is incorrect. Thanks in advance.
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Let's focus on the conclusion:
"There is no safety risk (in using the new material), because the new material can withstand up to 10 tonnes of load per story, and no residential building has taken that kind of load".
So the constructor is basically saying that because it can withstand more load than a residential building has ever faced, it is not risky to use.
The question is asking us to find an assumption that the constructor has based his argument on.
Option C discusses government audits of buildings constructed by using the material. Nowhere in the passage does the constructor ever use an audit, or a government support, or anything similar to support his argument. His argument is simply that, it can withstand more load than necessary, so it is safe. So, C is out because it is not relevant to the passage. If you are not convinced, try negating C: "Buildings built with the alternative material have been found unsafe in recent audits". While it may seem to weaken the authors argument, it requires an extra step - it requires that the buildings that were audited were deemed unsafe because of the alternative material. However, there is no information to give us that extra assumption. The buildings could have been unsafe because of the terrain they were built on, weather, bad building practices unrelated to the sealant, etc. So, while C may seem relevant to the argument, C requires further assumptions to be impactful.
Now lets focus on D.
D is very relevant - imagine the material could withstand more load than needed, but it is only durable for 2 hours. Is it really logical to say that there is no safety risk? Of course not, because then the building would collapse in 2 hours. So the constructor has made the assumption that the two materials have similar longevity. If you try to negate D, as I did above, the entire argument makes no sense - no further assumption needed unlike C.
Hope this helps!