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A spate of accidents at the corner of Settlement and Vine Streets

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A spate of accidents at the corner of Settlement and Vine Streets [#permalink] New post   27 Sep 2020, 02:33
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A spate of accidents at the corner of Settlement and Vine Streets warrants the county's immediate attention. One of our neighbors recently punctured a tire on the ragged edge of the torn-up road surface. The resident at the corner reported that a driver skidded on gravel the other morning, plowed through her fence, backed up, and drove off without a word.

In the preceding argument, the portion in boldface plays which of the following roles?

(A) It is a conclusion that must be proven in order for the argument to be valid.

(B) It is an assumption that provides some support for the author's argument.

(C) It is a premise that has questionable validity in the context of the argument.

(D) It provides evidence to support the author's conclusion.

(E) It provides evidence to refute the author's conclusion.

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Re: A spate of accidents at the corner of Settlement and Vine Streets [#permalink] New post   27 Sep 2020, 04:39
A spate of accidents at the corner of Settlement and Vine Streets warrants the county's immediate attention. One of our neighbors recently punctured a tire on the ragged edge of the torn-up road surface. The resident at the corner reported that a driver skidded on gravel the other morning, plowed through her fence, backed up, and drove off without a word.

It should be D as it supports the conclusion ( in the first line)

In the preceding argument, the portion in boldface plays which of the following roles?

(A) It is a conclusion that must be proven in order for the argument to be valid.

(B) It is an assumption that provides some support for the author's argument.

(C) It is a premise that has questionable validity in the context of the argument.

(D) It provides evidence to support the author's conclusion.

(E) It provides evidence to refute the author's conclusion
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Re: A spate of accidents at the corner of Settlement and Vine Streets [#permalink] New post   27 Sep 2020, 04:52
A spate of accidents at the corner of Settlement and Vine Streets warrants the county's immediate attention. One of our neighbors recently punctured a tire on the ragged edge of the torn-up road surface.The resident at the corner reported that a driver skidded on gravel the other morning, plowed through her fence, backed up, and drove off without a word.

Premise 1: One of our neighbors recently punctured a tire on the ragged edge of the torn-up road surface.
Premise 2: The resident at the corner reported that a driver skidded on gravel the other morning, plowed through her fence, backed up, and drove off without a word.
Conclusion: A spate of accidents at the corner of Settlement and Vine Streets warrants the county's immediate attention.

Bold face is supporting the conclusion that the government should take some immediate action to repair the road.

In the preceding argument, the portion in boldface plays which of the following roles?

(A) It is a conclusion that must be proven in order for the argument to be valid. Bold face is not a conclusion

(B) It is an assumption that provides some support for the author's argument. It not an unstated premise, it is an evidence.

(C) It is a premise that has questionable validity in the context of the argument. It is not questioning the validity, in fact it is supporting the context

(D) It provides evidence to support the author's conclusion. Correct

(E) It provides evidence to refute the author's conclusion. Not to refute but to support the conclusion
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Re: A spate of accidents at the corner of Settlement and Vine Streets [#permalink] New post   29 Sep 2020, 07:36
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(D) The conclusion is that the country must attend to the roads. The accident involving the neighbor is presented as evidence.
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Re: A spate of accidents at the corner of Settlement and Vine Streets [#permalink] New post   17 Jan 2021, 11:00
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A spate of accidents at the corner of Settlement and Vine Streets warrants the county's immediate attention. One of our neighbors recently punctured a tire on the ragged edge of the torn-up road surface. The resident at the corner reported that a driver skidded on gravel the other morning, plowed through her fence, backed up, and drove off without a word.

In the preceding argument, the portion in boldface plays which of the following roles?

(A) It is a conclusion that must be proven in order for the argument to be valid.
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(B) It is an assumption that provides some support for the author's argument.

(C) It is a premise that has questionable validity in the context of the argument.

(D) It provides evidence to support the author's conclusion.

(E) It provides evidence to refute the author's conclusion.

(McGraw-Hill)


The conc. is A spate of accidents at the corner of Settlement and Vine Streets warrants the county's immediate attention

Thus (D) THE bold sentence is provided evidence of why the county should aware of it!
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