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Studies indicate that the rate at which water pollution is increasing is leveling off: the amount of water pollution causes this year is almost identical to the amount caused last year. If this trend continues, the water pollution problem will no longer be getting more serious.
The reasoning is questionable because it ignores the possibility that
(A) some types of water pollution have no noticeable effect on organisms that use the water
(B) the types of water pollution caused this year are less dangerous than those caused last year
(C) the leveling-off trend of water pollution will not continue
(D) air and soil pollution are becoming more serious
(E) the effects of water pollution are cumulative
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Studies indicate that the rate at which water pollution is increasing is leveling off: the amount of water pollution causes this year is almost identical to the amount caused last year. If this trend continues, the water pollution problem will no longer be getting more serious.
Weaken question:
What if additional is cumulative. every year it gets added and water pollution is too much to cause serious damage.
What if the current level is very high. Argument assumes that current effect is not deleterious. Any statement highlighting it will weaken the statement
The reasoning is questionable because it ignores the possibility that
(A) some types of water pollution have no noticeable effect on organisms that use the water: Strengthen rather than weaken
(B) the types of water pollution caused this year are less dangerous than those caused last year. No impact or promise for next year
(C) the leveling-off trend of water pollution will not continue. It support rather than weaken
(D) air and soil pollution are becoming more serious. Does not talk about water pollution
(E) the effects of water pollution are cumulative. this will weaken the conclusion that if effects are cumulative then water pollution is still a problem
Weaken question:
What if additional is cumulative. every year it gets added and water pollution is too much to cause serious damage.
What if the current level is very high. Argument assumes that current effect is not deleterious. Any statement highlighting it will weaken the statement
The reasoning is questionable because it ignores the possibility that
(A) some types of water pollution have no noticeable effect on organisms that use the water: Strengthen rather than weaken
(B) the types of water pollution caused this year are less dangerous than those caused last year. No impact or promise for next year
(C) the leveling-off trend of water pollution will not continue. It support rather than weaken
(D) air and soil pollution are becoming more serious. Does not talk about water pollution
(E) the effects of water pollution are cumulative. this will weaken the conclusion that if effects are cumulative then water pollution is still a problem
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Studies indicate that the rate at which water pollution is increasing is leveling off: the amount of water pollution causes this year is almost identical to the amount caused last year. If this trend continues, the water pollution problem will no longer be getting more serious.
stimulus: states that the rate at which the water pollution is increasing is leveled off the level of water pollution this year is same as last year in future we will no have to worry about water pollution.
if water pollution has cumulative effect then same pollution as last year would mean that the pollution has doubled,
eg: last year pollution was 10 and this year is is 10 cumulative effect would be 20. IMO E
The reasoning is questionable because it ignores the possibility that
(A) some types of water pollution have no noticeable effect on organisms that use the water
(B) the types of water pollution caused this year are less dangerous than those caused last year
(C) the leveling-off trend of water pollution will not continue
(D) air and soil pollution are becoming more serious
(E) the effects of water pollution are cumulative
stimulus: states that the rate at which the water pollution is increasing is leveled off the level of water pollution this year is same as last year in future we will no have to worry about water pollution.
if water pollution has cumulative effect then same pollution as last year would mean that the pollution has doubled,
eg: last year pollution was 10 and this year is is 10 cumulative effect would be 20. IMO E
The reasoning is questionable because it ignores the possibility that
(A) some types of water pollution have no noticeable effect on organisms that use the water
(B) the types of water pollution caused this year are less dangerous than those caused last year
(C) the leveling-off trend of water pollution will not continue
(D) air and soil pollution are becoming more serious
(E) the effects of water pollution are cumulative
