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A recent study showed that more than 50 percent of people who commit violent crimes had seen at least one act of violence on television during the preceding week. Many psychologists suggest that exposure to acts of violence, even when they are obviously fictional, can increase a person’s propensity to commit violent acts. If government regulators were to ban all violence on television, therefore, we could expect the incidence of violent crimes to decrease by over 50 percent.

The two portions in boldface in the passage above play which of the following roles?

A. The first portion is an inference related to the conclusion of the argument; the second portion supports the conclusion.

B. The first portion is a conclusion that is not necessarily true based on the evidence; the second portion supports that conclusion.

C. The first portion is evidence that supports the argument; the second portion is a conclusion that is not necessarily true based on the evidence.

D. The first portion is evidence that supports the argument; the second portion is a conclusion that must be true based on the evidence.

E. The first portion is a conclusion that must be true based on the evidence; the second portion is an inference related to that conclusion.
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A recent study showed that more than 50 percent of people who commit violent crimes had seen at least one act of violence on television during the preceding week. Many psychologists suggest that exposure to acts of violence, even when they are obviously fictional, can increase a person’s propensity to commit violent acts. If government regulators were to ban all violence on television, therefore, we could expect the incidence of violent crimes to decrease by over 50 percent.

The two portions in boldface in the passage above play which of the following roles?

A. The first portion is an inference related to the conclusion of the argument; the second portion supports the conclusion.

B. The first portion is a conclusion that is not necessarily true based on the evidence; the second portion supports that conclusion.

C. The first portion is evidence that supports the argument; the second portion is a conclusion that is not necessarily true based on the evidence.

D. The first portion is evidence that supports the argument; the second portion is a conclusion that must be true based on the evidence.

E. The first portion is a conclusion that must be true based on the evidence; the second portion is an inference related to that conclusion.
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Premise -
more than 50 percent of people who commit violent crimes had seen at least one act of violence on television during the preceding week
Many psychologists suggest that exposure to acts of violence, even when they are obviously fictional, can increase a person’s propensity to commit violent acts.

Conclusion -
If government regulators were to ban all violence on television, therefore, we could expect the incidence of violent crimes to decrease by over 50 percent.


Clearly, first bold part is premise (support for argument/conclusion).
Second bold part is conclusion.
So we are left with C and D.

Since the conclusion starts with "if" ..... and then goes on to say.... "we could expect"
so we can say that there is doubt that this conclusion might be true.

Hence Option C

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I chose D, but I admit that choice C is better because the conclusion of the argument is just the suggestion of psychologist. This suggestion is not accepted officially, and it is still in the hypothesis.
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A recent study showed that more than 50 percent of people who commit violent crimes had seen at least one act of violence on television during the preceding week. Many psychologists suggest that exposure to acts of violence, even when they are obviously fictional, can increase a person’s propensity to commit violent acts. If government regulators were to ban all violence on television, therefore, we could expect the incidence of violent crimes to decrease by over 50 percent.

The two portions in boldface in the passage above play which of the following roles?

A. The first portion is an inference related to the conclusion of the argument; the second portion supports the conclusion.

B. The first portion is a conclusion that is not necessarily true based on the evidence; the second portion supports that conclusion.

C. The first portion is evidence that supports the argument; the second portion is a conclusion that is not necessarily true based on the evidence.

D. The first portion is evidence that supports the argument; the second portion is a conclusion that must be true based on the evidence.

E. The first portion is a conclusion that must be true based on the evidence; the second portion is an inference related to that conclusion.
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first one is evidence, presented to support the argument. thus we can eliminate A, B, and E right away.
second one is the conclusion. the second one is presented in IF-then clause - this conclusion is based on SUGGESTIONS, not facts.
thus, it might be true, but might not. therefore, D can be eliminated, and C is the answer.
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A recent study showed that more than 50 percent of people who commit violent crimes had seen at least one act of violence on television during the preceding week. Many psychologists suggest that exposure to acts of violence, even when they are obviously fictional, can increase a person’s propensity to commit violent acts. If government regulators were to ban all violence on television, therefore, we could expect the incidence of violent crimes to decrease by over 50 percent.

The two portions in boldface in the passage above play which of the following roles?

A. The first portion is an inference related to the conclusion of the argument; the second portion supports the conclusion.

B. The first portion is a conclusion that is not necessarily true based on the evidence; the second portion supports that conclusion.

C. The first portion is evidence that supports the argument; the second portion is a conclusion that is not necessarily true based on the evidence.

D. The first portion is evidence that supports the argument; the second portion is a conclusion that must be true based on the evidence.

E. The first portion is a conclusion that must be true based on the evidence; the second portion is an inference related to that conclusion.
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Premise : A recent study showed that more than 50 percent of people who commit violent crimes had seen at least one act of violence on television during the preceding week.
Premise : Many psychologists suggest that exposure to acts of violence, even when they are obviously fictional, can increase a person’s propensity to commit violent acts.

Conclusion : If government regulators were to ban all violence on television, therefore, we could expect the incidence of violent crimes to decrease by over 50 percent.


So, 1st boldface is an evidence. Hence we can eliminate option A.B & E.
Now in option C & D. The psychologist suggestion has not been finally confirmed and it is just their believe. Also the conclusion says "we could expect" which means the decrease in crime by over 50 percent may or may not happen.

So, C is the correct Answer
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1st boldface is a premise, second is a conclusion.

So eliminate A, B and E.

1st boldface being a premise is supporting the conclusion. But does it 'support' the conclusion or it 'ensures' that conclusion is true? This is basically a distinction between a 'Necessary' condition and 'Sufficient' condition.

A necessary condition gives support to a conclusion, while sufficient condition ensures that conclusion logically flows from the premise.

The premise (1st boldface) may be true. It need not be true (crime rate may decrease by 50% or may not decrease at all). So this is a necessary condition.

Thus eliminate D.

MartyMurray Please correct my reasoning.

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A recent study showed that more than 50 percent of people who commit violent crimes had seen at least one act of violence on television during the preceding week. Many psychologists suggest that exposure to acts of violence, even when they are obviously fictional, can increase a person’s propensity to commit violent acts. If government regulators were to ban all violence on television, therefore, we could expect the incidence of violent crimes to decrease by over 50 percent.

The two portions in boldface in the passage above play which of the following roles?

A. The first portion is an inference related to the conclusion of the argument; the second portion supports the conclusion.

B. The first portion is a conclusion that is not necessarily true based on the evidence; the second portion supports that conclusion.

C. The first portion is evidence that supports the argument; the second portion is a conclusion that is not necessarily true based on the evidence.

D. The first portion is evidence that supports the argument; the second portion is a conclusion that must be true based on the evidence.

E. The first portion is a conclusion that must be true based on the evidence; the second portion is an inference related to that conclusion.
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