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OFFICIAL EXPLANATION

(D) The conclusion is that the country must attend to the roads. The accident involving the neighbor is presented as evidence.
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A spate of accidents at the corner of Settlement and Vine Streets warrants the county's immediate attention. One of our neighbors recently punctured a tire on the ragged edge of the torn-up road surface. The resident at the corner reported that a driver skidded on gravel the other morning, plowed through her fence, backed up, and drove off without a word.

In the preceding argument, the portion in boldface plays which of the following roles?

(A) It is a conclusion that must be proven in order for the argument to be valid.
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(B) It is an assumption that provides some support for the author's argument.

(C) It is a premise that has questionable validity in the context of the argument.

(D) It provides evidence to support the author's conclusion.

(E) It provides evidence to refute the author's conclusion.

(McGraw-Hill)

The conc. is A spate of accidents at the corner of Settlement and Vine Streets warrants the county's immediate attention

Thus (D) THE bold sentence is provided evidence of why the county should aware of it!
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