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Updated on: 03 Jun 2018, 09:13
Originally posted by AgarwalArpit20 on 03 Jun 2018, 07:36.
Last edited by Bunuel on 03 Jun 2018, 09:13, edited 1 time in total.
Last edited by Bunuel on 03 Jun 2018, 09:13, edited 1 time in total.
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The overall operating costs of many small farms are reduced when the farmers of small farms eliminate expensive commercial chemical fertilizers and pesticides in favor of crop rotation and the twice-yearly use of manure as fertilizer. Therefore, farmers of large farms should adopt the same measures. They will then realize even greater total savings than do the small farmers.
The argument assumes that
A. it is more cost-effective for small farm farmers to eliminate the use of commercial fertilizers and pesticides than it is for large farm farmers to do so
B. a sufficient amount of manure will be available for the fields of large farm farmers
C. large farm farmers would not realize similar cost benefits by using treated sewage sludge instead of commercial chemical fertilizers
D. large farm farmers generally look to small farm farmers for innovative ways of increasing crop yields or reducing operating costs
E. the smaller the farm, the more control the farmer has over operating costs
The argument assumes that
A. it is more cost-effective for small farm farmers to eliminate the use of commercial fertilizers and pesticides than it is for large farm farmers to do so
B. a sufficient amount of manure will be available for the fields of large farm farmers
C. large farm farmers would not realize similar cost benefits by using treated sewage sludge instead of commercial chemical fertilizers
D. large farm farmers generally look to small farm farmers for innovative ways of increasing crop yields or reducing operating costs
E. the smaller the farm, the more control the farmer has over operating costs
26 Jun 2021, 10:00
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OFFICIAL EXPLANATION
B is the correct answer choice.
It would be impossible to argue reasonably that large farmers should use manure as fertilizer because they would realize even greater savings than the small farmers without also assuming that there is a sufficient amount of manure available for the fields of large farmers.
A is not the correct answer choice. The argument implies that it would be more cost effective for large farmers to eliminate commercial fertilizers and pesticides than it would be for small farmers to do so. The third answer is incorrect. No statements are made in the argument concerning treated sewage sludge and no assumption is made about it. D is not the correct answer choice. This statement is not assumed because if it were false—if large farmers seldom or never looked to small farmers for innovative ways of increasing crop yields or reducing operating costs—this would not affect anything relevant to the argument about the total savings that large farmers might gain by adopting new farming practices. E is also not the correct answer choice. It may well be true that the smaller the farm, the more control the farmer has over operating costs. However, with respect to control, the argument only that large farmers have enough control over their farming methods to adopt the recommended measures.
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03 Jun 2018, 08:38
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The answer is B.
We can solve this question using the
The passage argues that since a technique (using double the manure, rotating crops)is good for small farms, it will also be good for large farms. This assumes, among other things, that the large farms have the means to implement this technique: that they have the equipment to rotate the crops, and also - (B) that they have enough manure.
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approach, as there is enough information to figure out the answer by ourselves.The passage argues that since a technique (using double the manure, rotating crops)is good for small farms, it will also be good for large farms. This assumes, among other things, that the large farms have the means to implement this technique: that they have the equipment to rotate the crops, and also - (B) that they have enough manure.
