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03 May 2019, 12:36
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Last year a record number of new manufacturing jobs were created. Will this year bring another record? Well, any new manufacturing job is created either within an existing company or by the start-up of a new company. Within existing firms, new jobs have been created this year at well below last year's record pace. At the same time, there is considerable evidence that the number of new companies starting up will be no higher this year than it was last year and there is no reason to think that the new companies starting up this year will create more jobs per company than did last year's start-ups. So clearly, the number of new jobs created this year will fall short of last year's record.
In the argument given, the two portions in boldface play which of the following roles?
A. The first is presented as an obvious truth on which the argument is based; the second is the main conclusion of the argument.
B. The first is presented as an obvious truth on which the argument is based; the second is a conclusion drawn in order to support the main conclusion of the argument.
C. The first and the second each provide evidence in support of the main conclusion of the argument.
D. The first is a generalization that the argument seeks to establish; the second is the main conclusion of the argument.
E. The first is a generalization that the argument seeks to establish; the second is a conclusion that has been drawn in order to challenge that generalization.
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In the argument given, the two portions in boldface play which of the following roles?
A. The first is presented as an obvious truth on which the argument is based; the second is the main conclusion of the argument.
B. The first is presented as an obvious truth on which the argument is based; the second is a conclusion drawn in order to support the main conclusion of the argument.
C. The first and the second each provide evidence in support of the main conclusion of the argument.
D. The first is a generalization that the argument seeks to establish; the second is the main conclusion of the argument.
E. The first is a generalization that the argument seeks to establish; the second is a conclusion that has been drawn in order to challenge that generalization.
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03 May 2019, 16:42
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A. The first is presented as an obvious truth on which the argument is based; the second is the main conclusion of the argument.
D. The first is a generalization that the argument seeks to establish; the second is the main conclusion of the argument.
Spot the difference
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D. The first is a generalization that the argument seeks to establish; the second is the main conclusion of the argument.
Spot the difference
regards
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A. The first is presented as an obvious truth on which the argument is based; the second is the main conclusion of the argument.
D. The first is a generalization that the argument seeks to establish; the second is the main conclusion of the argument.
Spot the difference
regards
D. The first is a generalization that the argument seeks to establish; the second is the main conclusion of the argument.
Spot the difference
regards
Hi, Could you please explain option D more? Isn't the entire argument expanding on the first bullet point, which seems to be option D saying?
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To elaborate on @Carcass' explanation of (A) vs (D)
(A) The argument is based on the truth that any new manufacturing job is created either within an existing company or by the start-up of a new company.
This is true.
(D) The argument seeks to establish that any new manufacturing job is created either within an existing company or by the start-up of a new company.
Not true. The argument is not about establishing the bold statement. That bold statement is a fact.
Hope this helps.
