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Economist: Operating a store in a shopping mall generally generates more value for owners than running a standalone shop outside a shopping mall does, due to the economies of scale. Store owners who operate out of the same mall can collectively bear the cost for services that would be unaffordable to them individually. Moreover, since a specialized cleaning company handles the upkeep of common areas, storeowners in a shopping mall spend less time and resources on maintenance that owners of standalone shops do.
The two portions in boldface play which of the following roles in the economist’s argument?
(A) The first is a premise, for which no evidence is provided; the second is the only conclusion of the argument.
(B) The first is a conclusion that supports the second; the second is the main conclusion of the argument.
(C) The first is the only conclusion of the argument; the second is a premise, for which no support is provided.
(D) The first is the main conclusion of the argument; the second is another conclusion that supports the first.
(E) Both are premises, for which no support is provided, and both support the only conclusion of the argument.
The two portions in boldface play which of the following roles in the economist’s argument?
(A) The first is a premise, for which no evidence is provided; the second is the only conclusion of the argument.
(B) The first is a conclusion that supports the second; the second is the main conclusion of the argument.
(C) The first is the only conclusion of the argument; the second is a premise, for which no support is provided.
(D) The first is the main conclusion of the argument; the second is another conclusion that supports the first.
(E) Both are premises, for which no support is provided, and both support the only conclusion of the argument.
14 Jan 2026, 04:42
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Let’s first break the passage, and then determine the linkages between them.
Bold face 1: Operating a store in a shopping mall generally generates more value for owners than running a standalone shop outside a shopping mall does, due to the economies of scale.
This sets the context for the upcoming discussion. This is the main conclusion around which the discussion is structured. The value generated through shops operated within shopping mall is more compared to the shops operated outside shopping mall. The reason for this economies of scale.
Store owners who operate out of the same mall can collectively bear the cost for services that would be unaffordable to them individually.
This mentions the benefits that can be achieved for shops that operate within the same mall, specially shared service access.
Moreover, since a specialised cleaning company handles the upkeep of common areas,
The ease of sharing is because, a common company which handles these are deployed to address specific service needs in shops within the shopping mall.
Bold face 2: storeowners in a shopping mall spend less time and resources on maintenance that owners of standalone shops do.
BF2 goes to expand the economies of scale aspect , and the earlier two prior statements support this conclusion, which indirectly supports the main conclusion. BF 2 is actually an intermediate conclusion.
The only option which clearly reverberates this point is option D.
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