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Since smoking-related illnesses are a serious health problem in Country X, and since addiction to nicotine prevents many people from quitting smoking, the government of Country X plans to reduce the maximum allowable quantity of nicotine per cigarette by half over the next five years. However, reducing the quantity of nicotine per cigarette will probably cause people addicted to nicotine to smoke more cigarettes. Therefore, implementing this plan is unlikely to reduce the incidence of smoking-related illnesses.
Which of the following, if true, most strongly supports the argument about the consequences of implementing the Country X government's plan?
(A) Over half of the nonsmoking adults in Country X have smoked cigarettes in the past.
(B) If the Country X government's plan is implemented, the brands of cigarettes sold in Country X will differ less from each other than they do now in terms of their nicotine content.
(C) Inexpensive, smoke-free sources of nicotine, such as nicotine gum and nicotine skin patches, have recently become available in Country X.
(D) Many smokers in Country X already spend a large proportion of their disposable income on cigarettes.
(E) The main cause of smoking-related illnesses is not nicotine but the tar in cigarette smoke.
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Which of the following, if true, most strongly supports the argument about the consequences of implementing the Country X government's plan?
(A) Over half of the nonsmoking adults in Country X have smoked cigarettes in the past.
(B) If the Country X government's plan is implemented, the brands of cigarettes sold in Country X will differ less from each other than they do now in terms of their nicotine content.
(C) Inexpensive, smoke-free sources of nicotine, such as nicotine gum and nicotine skin patches, have recently become available in Country X.
(D) Many smokers in Country X already spend a large proportion of their disposable income on cigarettes.
(E) The main cause of smoking-related illnesses is not nicotine but the tar in cigarette smoke.
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Two strengthening scenarios possible with option E:
The best case scenario is that people smoke the same number of cigs as before, therefore reducing their nicotine intake whilst maintaining their tar intake, causing no change in the incidence of smoking-related illnesses.
The worst case scenario is that people increase the number of cigs they smoke to meet their daily nicotine requirement, thus increasing their tar intake, ramping up the incidence of smoking-related illnesses.
The best case scenario is that people smoke the same number of cigs as before, therefore reducing their nicotine intake whilst maintaining their tar intake, causing no change in the incidence of smoking-related illnesses.
The worst case scenario is that people increase the number of cigs they smoke to meet their daily nicotine requirement, thus increasing their tar intake, ramping up the incidence of smoking-related illnesses.
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Conclusion:
The government’s plan to reduce the maximum allowable quantity of nicotine per cigarette will not help reduce the incidence of smoking-related illnesses.
Premises:
1)Smoking-related illnesses are serious in the country.
2)Nicotine Addiction prevents people from quitting smoking;
3)The government’s plan might make people smoke more.
A.)People have smoked before. Out of scope;
B)The cigarettes brand will differ less respect to the nicotine content. Out of Scope.
C)Nicotine products are available now. Out of Scope.
D)Smokers spend lot of money on cigarettes. Out of scope.
E)The illness are mainly caused by the tar in cigarette smoke. —->If people start to smoke more, there will be more illness. STRGHTHEN.
The government’s plan to reduce the maximum allowable quantity of nicotine per cigarette will not help reduce the incidence of smoking-related illnesses.
Premises:
1)Smoking-related illnesses are serious in the country.
2)Nicotine Addiction prevents people from quitting smoking;
3)The government’s plan might make people smoke more.
A.)People have smoked before. Out of scope;
B)The cigarettes brand will differ less respect to the nicotine content. Out of Scope.
C)Nicotine products are available now. Out of Scope.
D)Smokers spend lot of money on cigarettes. Out of scope.
E)The illness are mainly caused by the tar in cigarette smoke. —->If people start to smoke more, there will be more illness. STRGHTHEN.
