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The number of citations issued to convenience stores for selling tobacco products to minors has dramatically decreased in recent years. Between the years 1985-1990, a total of 5,511 citations were issued to convenience stores for this infraction. For the period 1990-1995, however, only 3,189 citations were issued. These statistics prove that local enforcement agencies have seriously neglected their inspection and surveillance of tobacco sales practices since 1990.
Which one of the following does the author assume in reaching his conclusion?
(A) Monitoring and enforcement of tobacco violations became more lax due to a change in the political climate in Washington, D.C.
(B) The decrease in the number of citations was not due to a reduction in the number of tobacco sales actually made to minors.
(C) Authorities focused more on enforcing the ban on liquor sales to minors than the ban on the sale of tobacco products to minors.
(D) Local enforcement agencies suffered from a reduction in personnel during the period 1990-1995.
(E) For several years prior to 1985, in excess of 1,500 citations per year were issued in connection with tobacco sales to minors.
Which one of the following does the author assume in reaching his conclusion?
(A) Monitoring and enforcement of tobacco violations became more lax due to a change in the political climate in Washington, D.C.
(B) The decrease in the number of citations was not due to a reduction in the number of tobacco sales actually made to minors.
(C) Authorities focused more on enforcing the ban on liquor sales to minors than the ban on the sale of tobacco products to minors.
(D) Local enforcement agencies suffered from a reduction in personnel during the period 1990-1995.
(E) For several years prior to 1985, in excess of 1,500 citations per year were issued in connection with tobacco sales to minors.
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Based on the conclusion of the passage, the author believes that convenience stores continued to sell tobacco products to minors but that they just weren’t caught as often during the years 1990-1995. He places the blame for this at the feet of local enforcement agencies. Thus, selection (B) is assumed in the author’s conclusion and is the correct selection. The author assumes that the number of tobacco sales to minors did not decrease. However, if in fact the number of tobacco sales to minors decreased from 1990-1995, then the author’s conclusion is flawed. But that isn’t the question here. Rather, the question asks about the assumptions the author has made in reaching his conclusion, valid or not. This question points out the importance of reading the specific question asked about the test passage.
Selections (A), (C) and (D) would perhaps explain why fewer citations were issued during 1990- 1995. But they are not assumptions the author has necessarily made in reaching his conclusion. The basic underpinning of the author’s conclusion is his belief or assumption that convenience stores continued to sell tobacco products to minors at the same levels sold during the preceding five year period. Selection (E) is irrelevant to the conclusion because it has no bearing on why the number of citations decreased during 1990-1995.
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The number of citations issued to convenience stores for selling tobacco products to minors has dramatically decreased in recent years. Between the years 1985-1990, a total of 5,511 citations were issued to convenience stores for this infraction. For the period 1990-1995, however, only 3,189 citations were issued. These statistics prove that local enforcement agencies have seriously neglected their inspection and surveillance of tobacco sales practices since 1990.
Which one of the following does the author assume in reaching his conclusion?
(A) Monitoring and enforcement of tobacco violations became more lax due to a change in the political climate in Washington, D.C. Incorrect
another reason is irrelevant, although it support argument
(B) The decrease in the number of citations was not due to a reduction in the number of tobacco sales actually made to minors. Correct
it is a valid assumption
(C) Authorities focused more on enforcing the ban on liquor sales to minors than the ban on the sale of tobacco products to minors. Incorrect
supports argument conclusion
(D) Local enforcement agencies suffered from a reduction in personnel during the period 1990-1995. Incorrect
it shows a reason, why local enforcement agencies neglected their inspection
(E) For several years prior to 1985, in excess of 1,500 citations per year were issued in connection with tobacco sales to minors. Incorrect
irrelevant
Which one of the following does the author assume in reaching his conclusion?
(A) Monitoring and enforcement of tobacco violations became more lax due to a change in the political climate in Washington, D.C. Incorrect
another reason is irrelevant, although it support argument
(B) The decrease in the number of citations was not due to a reduction in the number of tobacco sales actually made to minors. Correct
it is a valid assumption
(C) Authorities focused more on enforcing the ban on liquor sales to minors than the ban on the sale of tobacco products to minors. Incorrect
supports argument conclusion
(D) Local enforcement agencies suffered from a reduction in personnel during the period 1990-1995. Incorrect
it shows a reason, why local enforcement agencies neglected their inspection
(E) For several years prior to 1985, in excess of 1,500 citations per year were issued in connection with tobacco sales to minors. Incorrect
irrelevant
