goalsnr wrote:
Some who favor putting governmental enterprises into private hands suggest that conservation objectives would in general be better served if private environmental groups were put in charge of operating and financing the national park system, which is now run by the government.
Which of the following, assuming that it is a realistic possibility, argues most strongly against the suggestion above?
(A) Those seeking to abolish all restrictions on exploiting the natural resources of the parks might join the private environmental groups as members and eventually take over their leadership.
(B) Private environmental groups might not always agree on the best ways to achieve conservation objectives.
(C) If they wished to extend the park system, the private environmental groups might have to seek contributions from major donors and general public.
(D) There might be competition among private environmental groups for control of certain park areas.
(E) Some endangered species, such as the California condor, might die out despite the best efforts of the private environmental groups, even if those groups are not hampered by insufficient resources.
Passage Analysis Some who favor putting governmental enterprises into private hands
There are at least a few people who support changing government owned enterprises to private ownership. suggest that conservation objectives would in general be better served if
They say that the aims of nature conservation will be better served private environmental groups were put in charge of operating and financing the national park system,
Private environmental groups were made in charge of running and financing the national park system. which is now run by the government.
Currently the national park system is run by the government. Question Stem Analysis Which of the following, assuming that it is a realistic possibility, argues most strongly against the suggestion above?
This is a weaken question stem. It asks which of the following if true weakens the argument most. Prethinking Weaken framework What new information will decrease one’s belief in the statement that putting private environmental groups in charge of the national park instead of the government will better serve conservation objectives?
Given that some people who favor privatization support the idea.
Weakener 1- Private environmental groups may be infiltrated by people who have exploitative intentions.
Weakener 2-Private environmental groups do not have the management experience to handle conservation efforts of such a large scale.
Answer Choice Analysis (A) Those seeking to abolish all restrictions on exploiting the natural resources of the parks might join the private environmental groups as members and eventually take over their leadership.
CORRECT This option is in line with our weakener 1. Hence this is the correct answer choice. (B) Private environmental groups might not always agree on the best ways to achieve conservation objectives.
INCORRECT.
Whether they agree or not, what will get implemented is what matters. Also, how the non-agreement hurts the conservation objectives is not clarified in the option. Hence this is an incorrect answer choice. (C) If they wished to extend the park system, the private environmental groups might have to seek contributions from major donors and general public.
INCORRECT
How the private environmental groups amass funds does not tell us why it is not better to give them control over the national park system. Hence this is an incorrect option.(D) There might be competition among private environmental groups for control of certain park areas.
INCORRECT
The option does not say how this condition stands against meeting the conservation goals. Hence it is not the right answer. (E) Some endangered species, such as the California condor, might die out despite the best efforts of the private environmental groups, even if those groups are not hampered by insufficient resources.
INCORRECT
This option speaks about a specific conservation objective – and tells us that even with sufficient funds, private groups may not be able to achieve that particular objective. But the option does not provide any information to compare governmental management to private management for this objective. So, this does not in any way weaken the notion that private groups will do a better job than the government. Hence this cannot be the correct answer.