The price of vehicles that do not meet the energy

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The price of vehicles that do not meet the energy efficiency standards recommended by the federal government should include a surcharge fee of 10% of the vehicle's suggested retail price  because the cost of dealing with the negative consequences of the emissions coming from these vehicles is borne by all taxpayers. This fee will be used by state governments to promote clean energy use. Car dealerships have come out against this idea because of the extra paperwork needed to implement the plan, but  some regulations are necessary for the greater good even if they are inconvenient to some.

The two sections in boldface play which of the following roles in the argument above?

A. The first is the conclusion; the second is a restatement of a piece of evidence used elsewhere in the passage.

B. The first is the conclusion; the second is a general principle that supports the conclusion.

C. The first is a conclusion; the second is a conclusion that is supported by the first conclusion.

D. The first is a premise; the second is an observation that leads to an unstated conclusion.

E. The first is a piece of evidence; the second is a conclusion that follows indirectly from the evidence in the first boldfaced statement.

PP777 · Answer

BF1 is the conclusion .reasoning for the same is given.Car Dealers opposed this idea and explanation is given why idea must be implemented.
 
A. The first is the conclusion; the second is a restatement of a piece of evidence used elsewhere in the passage.  BF2 is not the restatement of a piece of evidence .

B. The first is the conclusion; the second is a general principle that supports the conclusion.  Correct answer

C. The first is a conclusion; the second is a conclusion that is supported by the first conclusion.  BF2 supports BF1

D. The first is a premise; the second is an observation that leads to an unstated conclusion.  BF1 is the conclusion.

E. The first is a piece of evidence; the second is a conclusion that follows indirectly from the evidence in the first boldfaced statement.  BF1 is the conclusion

Correct answer- B

KS15 · Answer

: The first BF is certainly not a piece of evidence:Eliminate.

pawanpoolla · Answer

The correct answer is  option B .

In CR problems where the author/government etc suggest a plan, typically the plan is the conclusion. Hence, BF1 is the conclusion. 
BF2 on the other hand is not very clear, seems like a general statement. With this in mind lets look at the options:

Since BF1 is a conclusion eliminate  option D & E  - BF1 is neither a premise or evidence.

A. BF1 is the conclusion; BF2 is the neither evidence or restatement (cause it seems more like opinion) -  Reject  
B. BF1 is the conclusion; BF2 does support BF1 and sounds like a general statement -  could be, so hold 
C. BF1 is the conclusion;BF2 could be a conclusion but it is not directly supported by BF1. If anything BF1 is supported by BF2 -  Reject 
D. Eliminated above
E. Eliminated above

Hence, by POE option B is correct.

archie1stnorth · Answer

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In order to solve bold face type of questions it is useful to be familiar with the common characteristics which can help to identify the role of the statement.

Let's take a look at the first bold face statement:

The price of vehicles that do not meet the energy efficiency standards recommended by the federal government should include a surcharge fee of 10% of the vehicle's suggested retail price

The recommendation given by the author of an argument is a very commonly used way in which a  conclusion  can be stated. Taking this into consideration we can boldly cross out options  D  and  E , options that don't reflect this idea.

Let's go forward and analyze the second statement:

some regulations are necessary for the greater good even if they are inconvenient to some.

Doesn't this statement remind you tons of "smart" statements people use to post on their social networks accounts?! It is kind of common knowledge, principle that is very much well dicsussed, and, in our case, the one which supports the conclusion.

Answer  B  gives us exactly what we are looking for.

Even though we could be pretty sure about  B , let's give  A  and  C  a chance.

A.  Definitely NO. The second bold face statement doesn't restate any piece of evidence we have in this passage.
 C.  This is a trap. The second bold face statement is too general to be a conclusion. Moreover, the the second statement rather supports the first statement than is supported by it. Make a quick check. Try mentally to delete one of these two statements and you will see, that the argument loses it's initial meaning without the first statement and doesn't lose that much if we cross out the second. This means that the first statement is the main conclusion supported by the general principle reflected in the second one.

Answer B.

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anothermillenial · Answer

(Conclusion)  The price of vehicles that do not meet the energy efficiency standards recommended by the federal government should include a surcharge fee of 10% of the vehicle's suggested retail price

(Premise) because the cost of dealing with the negative consequences of the emissions coming from these vehicles is borne by all taxpayers.

(Additional Premise) This fee will be used by state governments to promote clean energy use.

(Premise) Car dealerships have come out against this idea because of the extra paperwork needed to implement the plan, but

(Conclusion)  some regulations are necessary for the greater good even if they are inconvenient to some.

A. The first is the conclusion; the second is a restatement of a piece of evidence used elsewhere in the passage.
 The second is not a “restatement” of a piece of evidence. What piece of evidence are they referring to?

B. The first is the conclusion; the second is a general principle that supports the conclusion.
 The first rings true. The second DOES support the conclusion....definitely sounds like a principle too.

C. The first is a conclusion; the second is a conclusion that is supported by the first conclusion.
 The first half is true. Is the second a conclusion? Yes. Is it supported by the first conclusion? Nope. They don’t seem related at all. In fact, the first conclusion is supported by its own premise.

D. The first is a premise; the second is an observation that leads to an unstated conclusion.
 Again, the first is a “conclusion.” Also, the second is not an observation…..but another conclusion. 
 
E. The first is a piece of evidence; the second is a conclusion that follows indirectly from the evidence in the first boldfaced statement
 The first is a conclusion, not “evidence”.

nandeta · Answer

Argument:   Vehicles that do not meet the standards of federal has negative consequence to environment. The price to remove the negative consequence is borne by taxpayers.
  Conclusion:   Thus, they should have 10% charge extra.
  Why:   Because of some regulations are necessary for greater good.

A. The first is the conclusion; the second is a restatement of a piece of evidence used elsewhere in the passage.
  Wrong  .  First is conclusion and there is not evidence and second is not a re-statement of any evidence.

B. The first is the conclusion; the second is a general principle that supports the conclusion.
  Correct.    First is conclusion and the second part is telling why or giving the principle for that conclusion.

C. The first is a conclusion; the second is a conclusion that is supported by the first conclusion.
  Wrong.    The first part is conclusion but second part is not conclusion. A quick test is by putting thus in front of the statement and reading it again.

D. The first is a premise; the second is an observation that leads to an unstated conclusion.
  Wrong.    The first is conclusion.

E. The first is a piece of evidence; the second is a conclusion that follows indirectly from the evidence in the first boldfaced statement.
  Wrong.    The first piece is conclusion.

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