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Re: Journalist: Experts give credit to the government policies alone for
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03 Jul 2019, 02:02
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Journalist: Experts give credit to the government policies alone for the recent rise in country’s gross domestic product. A deeper analysis will suggest that during the period under consideration, positive global economic trends led to great foreign direct and indirect investments and falling price of crude oil led to the reduced cost of imports and more affordable operations for a significant proportion of public and private sector enterprises.
In the journalist’s argument, the portions in boldface play which of the following roles?
A. The first is the main conclusion of the argument; the second opposes that conclusion.
The author oppsoses a generally belived opinion by providing alternate reason for the effect. and so the first boldface is not eh main conclusion
B. The first is the main conclusion of the argument; the second supports that conclusion.
The first boldface and the second bold face both provide a reason for the rise in the GDP but both choices claim to be the sole cause of the effect and do not support each other.
C. Both support the main point that the argument seeks to establish.
Both the boldfaces provide alternate cause for the effect for the rise and the second choice opposes the first opinion.The main point of the argument itself is to oppose a commonly believed opinion.
D. The first is a claim that the argument seeks to establish; the second provides evidence in support of that claim.
The first if a generally supported opinion which the argument seeks to refute by providing alternate cause for the effect.The second opposes the first boldface.
E. The first is an opinion that the argument seeks to evaluate; the second provides evidence that opposes that opinion.
First of all the Argument itself is an opinion of the Journalist.The argument as a whole seeks to oppose the general opinion that the government policies led to the rise and to do this the journalist provides an alternate explanation and also believes that the alternate explanation to be true. and for this reason this is a correct answer.