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The city of Azmec presently funds its ‘green drive’ project through luxury goods taxes. The new mayor proposes to replace this system, instead securing funds through a new tourism tax of five percent on all out-of-city vehicles to the city. Opponents of this approach complain that five percent of tourism tax on out-of-city vehicles falls does not match the funds regularly raised for the ‘green drive’ project through the luxury goods taxes. The opponents’ assessment is accurate; however, executing the proposal is not likely to decrease the funds available for the ‘green drive’ project. A private entertainment group has selected Azmec as the site for the first theme park in the region, and this is certain to draw a large number of people from neighboring towns, where there are no such parks. As a result, the number of tourist vehicles is bound to increase substantially.
In the argument given, the two portions in boldface play which of the following roles?
(A) The first presents a course of action that the argument concludes is not likely to realize its goal; the second expresses that conclusion.
(B) The first presents a course of action one of whose consequences is at issue in the argument; the second is the conclusion the argument reaches regarding that consequence.
(C) The first presents a course of action that the argument concludes is not likely to realize its goal; the second presents evidence in support of that conclusion.
(D) The first presents a course of action that the argument contends is the best available; the second is a conclusion that the argument draws to justify that contention.
(E) The first presents a course of action that the argument seeks to defend against a certain criticism; the second is that criticism.
In the argument given, the two portions in boldface play which of the following roles?
(A) The first presents a course of action that the argument concludes is not likely to realize its goal; the second expresses that conclusion.
(B) The first presents a course of action one of whose consequences is at issue in the argument; the second is the conclusion the argument reaches regarding that consequence.
(C) The first presents a course of action that the argument concludes is not likely to realize its goal; the second presents evidence in support of that conclusion.
(D) The first presents a course of action that the argument contends is the best available; the second is a conclusion that the argument draws to justify that contention.
(E) The first presents a course of action that the argument seeks to defend against a certain criticism; the second is that criticism.
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Argument breakdown:
The city of Azmec presently funds its ‘green drive’ project through luxury goods taxes. The new mayor proposes to replace this system, instead securing funds through a new tourism tax of five percent on all out-of-city vehicles to the city. This is given as a context
The opponents’ assessment is accurate; however, executing the proposal is not likely to decrease the funds available for the ‘green drive’ project.
This is author's view and bolded portion is its main conclusion
A private entertainment group has selected Azmec as the site for the first theme park in the region, and this is certain to draw a large number of people from neighboring towns, where there are no such parks. This is the support given to support the intermediate conclusion
As a result, the number of tourist vehicles is bound to increase substantially. This is the intermediate conclusion
Options evaluation:
(A) The first presents a course of action that the argument concludes is not likely to realize its goal; the second expresses that conclusion.
The first half is wrong, the argument does conclude that the course of action will likely achieve its goal and the author has given his support for that. The second BF doesn't go against the course of action. This option is wrong.
(B) The first presents a course of action one of whose consequences is at issue in the argument; the second is the conclusion the argument reaches regarding that consequence.
The first half seems correct as there is a opposition on the course of action by the opponents. The second BF is the author's main conclusion regarding the consequence of the course of action. Overall, this option looks good.
(C) The first presents a course of action that the argument concludes is not likely to realize its goal; the second presents evidence in support of that conclusion.
The first half is wrong, the argument does conclude that the course of action will likely achieve its goal and the author has given his support for that. The second BF doesn't provide support to the opponents' conclusion. This option is wrong.
(D) The first presents a course of action that the argument contends is the best available; the second is a conclusion that the argument draws to justify that contention.
The first hals looks wrong as the author never said the course of action is the best plan available, the second half also looks wrong as second BF never justifies that given course of action is the best plan. This option is wrong.
(E) The first presents a course of action that the argument seeks to defend against a certain criticism; the second is that criticism.
The first half seems correct as it is defended by the author later but the second BF is not that criticism, it is the author's main conclusion. This option is wrong.
The city of Azmec presently funds its ‘green drive’ project through luxury goods taxes. The new mayor proposes to replace this system, instead securing funds through a new tourism tax of five percent on all out-of-city vehicles to the city. This is given as a context
The opponents’ assessment is accurate; however, executing the proposal is not likely to decrease the funds available for the ‘green drive’ project.
This is author's view and bolded portion is its main conclusion
A private entertainment group has selected Azmec as the site for the first theme park in the region, and this is certain to draw a large number of people from neighboring towns, where there are no such parks. This is the support given to support the intermediate conclusion
As a result, the number of tourist vehicles is bound to increase substantially. This is the intermediate conclusion
Options evaluation:
(A) The first presents a course of action that the argument concludes is not likely to realize its goal; the second expresses that conclusion.
The first half is wrong, the argument does conclude that the course of action will likely achieve its goal and the author has given his support for that. The second BF doesn't go against the course of action. This option is wrong.
(B) The first presents a course of action one of whose consequences is at issue in the argument; the second is the conclusion the argument reaches regarding that consequence.
The first half seems correct as there is a opposition on the course of action by the opponents. The second BF is the author's main conclusion regarding the consequence of the course of action. Overall, this option looks good.
(C) The first presents a course of action that the argument concludes is not likely to realize its goal; the second presents evidence in support of that conclusion.
The first half is wrong, the argument does conclude that the course of action will likely achieve its goal and the author has given his support for that. The second BF doesn't provide support to the opponents' conclusion. This option is wrong.
(D) The first presents a course of action that the argument contends is the best available; the second is a conclusion that the argument draws to justify that contention.
The first hals looks wrong as the author never said the course of action is the best plan available, the second half also looks wrong as second BF never justifies that given course of action is the best plan. This option is wrong.
(E) The first presents a course of action that the argument seeks to defend against a certain criticism; the second is that criticism.
The first half seems correct as it is defended by the author later but the second BF is not that criticism, it is the author's main conclusion. This option is wrong.
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Experts' Global Explanation:
Strategy: Determining the main conclusion of the argument and finding the relation of the boldfaced portions with this conclusion
Logic: The argument seeks to evaluate the implications of a decision related to the funding of a country’s green drive project. The argument mentions that the current funding comes from profits earned in taxes on luxury goods and that, as the first boldface states, the new mayor proposes to replace the existing system with a new tourism tax on out-of-city vehicles. The argument mentions that an objection to the mayor’s proposal is valid but concludes, as the second boldface states, that executing the proposal will probably not reduce the funding to the green drive project. To support the conclusion, the argument subsequently presents considerations to predict that the funding is instead likely to increase. In the context of the main conclusion – the first boldface is the proposal whose implications the argument seeks to evaluate; the second boldface is the main conclusion.
Main conclusion: Executing the proposal will probably not reduce the funding to the green drive project.
Broad expectation from the correct answer choice:
The first boldface is the proposal whose implications the argument seeks to evaluate.
The second boldface is the main conclusion.
A. Trap.
Merit(s):
The first boldface presents the mayor’s proposal; therefore, it is correct to state that the first boldface is a “course of action”.
The second boldface is the main point the argument seeks to establish; therefore, it is correct to state that the second boldface is a “conclusion”.
Demerit(s):
The argument concludes that implementing the mayor’s proposal in the first boldface will probably not reduce the funding; so, the argument seeks to establish that the proposal is likely to succeed; therefore, it is incorrect to state that the argument concludes that the plan in the first boldface is “not likely to realize its goal”.
The second boldface states that implementing the mayor’s proposal will probably not reduce the funding to the green drive project; so, the second boldface seeks to establish that the proposal is likely to succeed; therefore, it is incorrect to state that the second boldface “expresses that the plan in the first boldface is not likely to realize its goal”.
Because this answer choice does not correctly highlight the roles played by the two portions in boldface, this answer choice is incorrect.
B.
Merit(s):
The first boldface presents the mayor’s proposal; therefore, it is correct to state that the first boldface is a “course of action”.
The argument seeks to evaluate the implications of the mayor’s proposal stated in the first boldface; therefore, it is correct to state that “one of the consequences of the plan in the first boldface is at issue in the argument”.
The second boldface is the main point the argument seeks to establish; therefore, it is correct to state that the second boldface is the “conclusion the argument reaches”.
The second boldface presents an implication of the mayor’s proposal stated in the first boldface; therefore, it is correct to state that the second boldface is “about that consequence” of the plan in the first boldface.
Demerit(s):
None
Because this answer choice correctly highlights the roles played by the two portions in boldface, this answer choice is correct.
C.
Merit(s):
The first boldface presents the mayor’s proposal; therefore, it is correct to state that the first boldface is a “course of action”.
Demerit(s):
The argument concludes that implementing the mayor’s proposal in the first boldface will probably not reduce the funding; so, the argument seeks to establish that the plan is likely to succeed; therefore, it is incorrect to state that the argument concludes that the plan in the first boldface is “not likely to realize its goal”.
The second boldface presents a judgment on the mayor’s plan but does not present a concrete fact; therefore, it is incorrect to state that the second boldface is an “evidence”.
The second boldface states that implementing the mayor’s proposal will probably not reduce the funding to the green drive project; so, the second boldface seeks to establish that the proposal is likely to succeed; therefore, it is incorrect to state that the second boldface “supports that the plan in the first boldface is not likely to realize its goal”.
Because this answer choice does not correctly highlight the roles played by the two portions in boldface, this answer choice is incorrect.
D.
Merit(s):
The first boldface presents the mayor’s proposal; therefore, it is correct to state that the first boldface is a “course of action”.
The second boldface is the main point the argument seeks to establish; therefore, it is correct to state that the second boldface is a “conclusion drawn by the argument”.
Demerit(s):
The argument simply justifies the mayor’s proposal and passes no judgment on whether the proposal is the “best” plan available; therefore, it is incorrect to state that the argument "contends that the plan in the first boldface is the best plan available”.
The second boldface simply justifies the mayor’s proposal and passes no judgment on whether the proposal is the “best” plan available; therefore, it is incorrect to state that the second boldface “justifies the contention that the plan in the first boldface is the best plan available”.
Because this answer choice does not correctly highlight the roles played by the two portions in boldface, this answer choice is incorrect.
E.
Merit(s):
The first boldface presents the mayor’s proposal; therefore, it is correct to state that the first boldface is a “course of action”.
The argument mentions that the “mayor’s opponents are correct” in their criticism of the proposal in the first boldface and concludes that implementing the mayor’s proposal will probably not reduce the funding; so, the argument establishes that the plan is likely to succeed despite its criticism; therefore, it is correct to state that the “argument seeks to defend the plan in the first boldface against a certain criticism”.
Demerit(s):
The second boldface justifies the mayor’s proposal and does not criticize it; therefore, it is incorrect to state that the second boldface is a “criticism”.
The argument mentions that the “mayor’s opponents are correct” in their criticism of the mayor’s proposal and concludes in the second boldface that implementing the mayor’s proposal will probably not reduce the funding; so, the second boldface defends the proposal despite the opponents’ criticism but is not the criticism itself; therefore, it is incorrect to state that the second boldface is a “criticism against which the argument seeks to defend the mayor’s plan”.
Because this answer choice does not correctly highlight the roles played by the two portions in boldface, this answer choice is incorrect.
B is the best answer choice.
Strategy: Determining the main conclusion of the argument and finding the relation of the boldfaced portions with this conclusion
Logic: The argument seeks to evaluate the implications of a decision related to the funding of a country’s green drive project. The argument mentions that the current funding comes from profits earned in taxes on luxury goods and that, as the first boldface states, the new mayor proposes to replace the existing system with a new tourism tax on out-of-city vehicles. The argument mentions that an objection to the mayor’s proposal is valid but concludes, as the second boldface states, that executing the proposal will probably not reduce the funding to the green drive project. To support the conclusion, the argument subsequently presents considerations to predict that the funding is instead likely to increase. In the context of the main conclusion – the first boldface is the proposal whose implications the argument seeks to evaluate; the second boldface is the main conclusion.
Main conclusion: Executing the proposal will probably not reduce the funding to the green drive project.
Broad expectation from the correct answer choice:
The first boldface is the proposal whose implications the argument seeks to evaluate.
The second boldface is the main conclusion.
A. Trap.
Merit(s):
The first boldface presents the mayor’s proposal; therefore, it is correct to state that the first boldface is a “course of action”.
The second boldface is the main point the argument seeks to establish; therefore, it is correct to state that the second boldface is a “conclusion”.
Demerit(s):
The argument concludes that implementing the mayor’s proposal in the first boldface will probably not reduce the funding; so, the argument seeks to establish that the proposal is likely to succeed; therefore, it is incorrect to state that the argument concludes that the plan in the first boldface is “not likely to realize its goal”.
The second boldface states that implementing the mayor’s proposal will probably not reduce the funding to the green drive project; so, the second boldface seeks to establish that the proposal is likely to succeed; therefore, it is incorrect to state that the second boldface “expresses that the plan in the first boldface is not likely to realize its goal”.
Because this answer choice does not correctly highlight the roles played by the two portions in boldface, this answer choice is incorrect.
B.
Merit(s):
The first boldface presents the mayor’s proposal; therefore, it is correct to state that the first boldface is a “course of action”.
The argument seeks to evaluate the implications of the mayor’s proposal stated in the first boldface; therefore, it is correct to state that “one of the consequences of the plan in the first boldface is at issue in the argument”.
The second boldface is the main point the argument seeks to establish; therefore, it is correct to state that the second boldface is the “conclusion the argument reaches”.
The second boldface presents an implication of the mayor’s proposal stated in the first boldface; therefore, it is correct to state that the second boldface is “about that consequence” of the plan in the first boldface.
Demerit(s):
None
Because this answer choice correctly highlights the roles played by the two portions in boldface, this answer choice is correct.
C.
Merit(s):
The first boldface presents the mayor’s proposal; therefore, it is correct to state that the first boldface is a “course of action”.
Demerit(s):
The argument concludes that implementing the mayor’s proposal in the first boldface will probably not reduce the funding; so, the argument seeks to establish that the plan is likely to succeed; therefore, it is incorrect to state that the argument concludes that the plan in the first boldface is “not likely to realize its goal”.
The second boldface presents a judgment on the mayor’s plan but does not present a concrete fact; therefore, it is incorrect to state that the second boldface is an “evidence”.
The second boldface states that implementing the mayor’s proposal will probably not reduce the funding to the green drive project; so, the second boldface seeks to establish that the proposal is likely to succeed; therefore, it is incorrect to state that the second boldface “supports that the plan in the first boldface is not likely to realize its goal”.
Because this answer choice does not correctly highlight the roles played by the two portions in boldface, this answer choice is incorrect.
D.
Merit(s):
The first boldface presents the mayor’s proposal; therefore, it is correct to state that the first boldface is a “course of action”.
The second boldface is the main point the argument seeks to establish; therefore, it is correct to state that the second boldface is a “conclusion drawn by the argument”.
Demerit(s):
The argument simply justifies the mayor’s proposal and passes no judgment on whether the proposal is the “best” plan available; therefore, it is incorrect to state that the argument "contends that the plan in the first boldface is the best plan available”.
The second boldface simply justifies the mayor’s proposal and passes no judgment on whether the proposal is the “best” plan available; therefore, it is incorrect to state that the second boldface “justifies the contention that the plan in the first boldface is the best plan available”.
Because this answer choice does not correctly highlight the roles played by the two portions in boldface, this answer choice is incorrect.
E.
Merit(s):
The first boldface presents the mayor’s proposal; therefore, it is correct to state that the first boldface is a “course of action”.
The argument mentions that the “mayor’s opponents are correct” in their criticism of the proposal in the first boldface and concludes that implementing the mayor’s proposal will probably not reduce the funding; so, the argument establishes that the plan is likely to succeed despite its criticism; therefore, it is correct to state that the “argument seeks to defend the plan in the first boldface against a certain criticism”.
Demerit(s):
The second boldface justifies the mayor’s proposal and does not criticize it; therefore, it is incorrect to state that the second boldface is a “criticism”.
The argument mentions that the “mayor’s opponents are correct” in their criticism of the mayor’s proposal and concludes in the second boldface that implementing the mayor’s proposal will probably not reduce the funding; so, the second boldface defends the proposal despite the opponents’ criticism but is not the criticism itself; therefore, it is incorrect to state that the second boldface is a “criticism against which the argument seeks to defend the mayor’s plan”.
Because this answer choice does not correctly highlight the roles played by the two portions in boldface, this answer choice is incorrect.
B is the best answer choice.
