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Hi very one I have a question for this CR question: (1) The number of accidents at a particular intersection has increased over the past year.
(2) Some officials argue that the increase is due to poor road design.
(3) However, traffic volume at the intersection has also increased significantly during this period.
(4) Increased traffic volume is known to lead to more accidents.
(5) Therefore, the rise in accidents is more likely due to increased traffic than to poor road design. ; would 2 be labelled as Counter premise or would it be labeled as Background information? because a counter premise is something that author concedes/admits or it just needs to oppose the author’s conclusion; by my understanding author must conceded/admit it then its a counter premise; but here it is not conceding therefore should not be counter premise but a BG. Can someone confirm?
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I don’t think counter premise is something that author has to agree later on, not always.
So as you mentioned it could just be opposing author’s point.

2 is more of a opposing view or claim rather than just background information.
Note that road having poor design is a fact, but the officials claiming that that is the reason for increase in accidents is a claim/pov.

P.S. 1 is background information. 3 and 4 are supporting premises for conclusion which is 5.

Let me know if this makes sense. :)
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I don’t think counter premise is something that author has to agree later on, not always.
So as you mentioned it could just be opposing author’s point.

2 is more of a opposing view or claim rather than just background information.
Note that road having poor design is a fact, but the officials claiming that that is the reason for increase in accidents is a claim/pov.

P.S. 1 is background information. 3 and 4 are supporting premises for conclusion which is 5.

Let me know if this makes sense. :)
why is 1 Background information. Background information is something that author does not engages with or is not something that is used as a part of reasoning, but here, this explains the problem statement, its used to address the conclusion, so it must be a premise
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> Hi,
> I don’t think counter premise is something that author has to agree later on, not always.
> So as you mentioned it could just be opposing author’s point.
> 2 is more of a opposing view or claim rather than just background information.
> Note that road having poor design is a fact, but the officials claiming that that is the reason for increase in accidents is a claim/pov.
> P.S. 1 is background information. 3 and 4 are supporting premises for conclusion which is 5.
> Let me know if this makes se
why is 1 Background information. Background information is something that author does not engages with or is not something that is used as a part of reasoning, but here, this explains the problem statement, its used to address the conclusion, so it must be a premise, a premise is a fact.
Hey my bad
1 is premise, you are correct
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> Hi,
> I don’t think counter premise is something that author has to agree later on, not always.
> So as you mentioned it could just be opposing author’s point.
> 2 is more of a opposing view or claim rather than just background information.
> Note that road having poor design is a fact, but the officials claiming that that is the reason for increase in accidents is a claim/pov.
> P.S. 1 is background information. 3 and 4 are supporting premises for conclusion which is 5.
> Let me know if this makes se
why is 1 Background information. Background information is something that author does not engages with or is not something that is used as a part of reasoning, but here, this explains the problem statement, its used to address the conclusion, so it must be a premise, a premise is a fact.
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A premise not necessarily and always a fact!
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A set of 7 different integers has a median of 9, range of 10, and average of 9. What is the lowest possible value of the smallest integer in the set?

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Which of the following can never be correct?

I: \(x < x^2 < 1-x\)

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III: \(x < \frac{1}{x} < x^2\)

IV: \(x < \frac{1}{x} < x^2 < x^3\)

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Charities will soon start scrutinizing major donors for any signs of financial wrongdoing. Even though the screening processes are estimated to disqualify up to ten percent of all prospective donors, they will still fail to identify one-third of all donors who have committed financial maleficence. Therefore, about five percent of actual donors will still provide unethically sourced money.

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D. Donations made solely for the benefit of the donor are likely to become rarer.
E. Potential first-time donors are likely to increase in number by ten percent.
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A recent law ruled that all aviation companies have the right to refuse service to an individual if allowing the individual to fly would entail an eighty percent chance that he or she would suffer respiratory issues. The lawmakers justified the law, saying that the law protected both the aviation companies and their passengers.

The effectiveness of the law in regulating the behavior of aviation companies could be most questioned if which of the following were true?

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Two buses, R and S, each traveling at a constant speed, departed from the depot at the same time and traveled along the same route toward Central Square station. Bus R traveled faster than Bus S, reached Central Square station, turned around immediately, and began traveling back toward the depot before meeting Bus S along the route. What was the distance between the depot and Central Square station?

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The average weight of students in a class of 20 was 80 pounds. Five new students joined and the weight increased to 84 pounds. If weights of the five new students are in integers, weight of no two students is same, and the lightest new student weighs 84 pounds, what is the highest possible weight of the heaviest new student?

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High marginal tax rates do not lead to a large middle class; if this was the case, the nations with the highest marginal tax rates would also have the largest middle classes. The reality is that if marginal tax rates are adjusted to allow different countries to be reliably compared to one other, no such correlation is found.

If the statements above are all true, which of the following can properly be inferred on the basis of them?

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Executive: My only opponent for the post of CEO has a corporate restructuring plan that goes against the goals of many on the board of directors. Nonetheless, some of these same members support him for the position due to his push for greater vertical integration. In order to win these members’ votes, I must prove to the members that my opponent does not align with their goals with regard to corporate restructuring.

Which of the following would, if true, most strongly suggest that the executive’s plan is unlikely to succeed?

A. On some topics, the executive and his opponent are in strong agreement.
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C. Sometimes, long-term corporate restructuring goals come into conflict with short-term corporate restructuring goals.
D. Many of the members of the board of directors who support the executive’s opponent for his push for greater vertical integration also support his corporate restructuring plan and are fully aware of its implication.
E. Some members of the board of directors are concerned about both the corporate restructuring plan and vertical integration.
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A museum curator will select 4 paintings from a collection to feature in a special exhibition. How many paintings are in the collection?

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(2) The number of different 4-painting groups that could be selected is 210.
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A pipeline inspection team was assigned to inspect a newly laid pipeline. According to the inspection plan, all of the first 60 kilometers of the pipeline were inspected, 2/3 of the next 150 kilometers were inspected, and no part of the pipeline beyond the first 210 kilometers was inspected. How long was the pipeline?

(1) A total of 160 kilometers of the pipeline was inspected.
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