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20 Jun 2019, 05:44
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Though the revenue generated from the fees paid by visitors to U.S. National Forest campgrounds is welcomed by the under-funded U.S. Forest Service, the financial benefits do not justify the Service’s overemphasis on the maintenance of these campgrounds. In concentrating on generating revenue from campground visitors, the Forest Service runs the risk of losing sight of its intended purpose: to preserve our precious National Forests.
Which one of the following statements, if true, would most seriously weaken the argument above?
A. Only a small number of the camping facilities in the National Forests turned a profit last year.
B. The U.S. Forest Service spends a smaller proportion of its annual budget on facilities maintenance than does the Bureau of National Parks.
C. Many National Forests lack camping facilities.
D. Managing access to the forest by maintaining camping facilities is one way of preserving the forest as a whole.
E. The camping facilities in question offer only minimal accommodations.
Which one of the following statements, if true, would most seriously weaken the argument above?
A. Only a small number of the camping facilities in the National Forests turned a profit last year.
B. The U.S. Forest Service spends a smaller proportion of its annual budget on facilities maintenance than does the Bureau of National Parks.
C. Many National Forests lack camping facilities.
D. Managing access to the forest by maintaining camping facilities is one way of preserving the forest as a whole.
E. The camping facilities in question offer only minimal accommodations.
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20 Jun 2019, 20:25
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premise: by allowing people in forest
conclusion: us forest service does not serve its purpose of preserving the forest.
assumption: people are responsible for ruin of forest
only option d says people are not resposible for ruining. (weakening)
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conclusion: us forest service does not serve its purpose of preserving the forest.
assumption: people are responsible for ruin of forest
only option d says people are not resposible for ruining. (weakening)
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21 Jun 2019, 08:34
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The stem says "by maintaining campgrounds, the Forest Service risks not preserving forests". That's not much of an argument unless we know the relationship between campground maintenance and forest preservation. It's a good argument if maintaining campgrounds ruins forests, and a bad one if maintaining campgrounds helps forests. So D is the answer.
