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Certainly, pesticides can adversely affect the environment in localities distant from where the pesticide has actually been used. Nevertheless, regulation of pesticide use should not take place at the national level but at the local level. It is in the areas where pesticides are actually applied that they have their most serious effects. Just how serious these effects are depends on local conditions such as climate, soil type, and water supply. And local officials are much more likely than national legislators to be truly knowledgeable about such local conditions.
In the argument given, the two boldface portions play which of the following roles?
A. The first provides support for the conclusion of the argument; the second states that conclusion.
B. The first states the conclusion of the argument; the second provides support for that conclusion.
C. The first identifies grounds for a potential objection to the conclusion of the argument; the second states that conclusion.
D. The first identifies grounds for a potential objection to the conclusion of the argument; the second provides support for that conclusion.
E. Each provides support for the conclusion of the argument.
In the argument given, the two boldface portions play which of the following roles?
A. The first provides support for the conclusion of the argument; the second states that conclusion.
B. The first states the conclusion of the argument; the second provides support for that conclusion.
C. The first identifies grounds for a potential objection to the conclusion of the argument; the second states that conclusion.
D. The first identifies grounds for a potential objection to the conclusion of the argument; the second provides support for that conclusion.
E. Each provides support for the conclusion of the argument.
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Certainly, pesticides can adversely affect the environment in localities distant from where the pesticide has actually been used. Nevertheless, regulation of pesticide use should not take place at the national level but at the local level. It is in the areas where pesticides are actually applied that they have their most serious effects. Just how serious these effects are depends on local conditions such as climate, soil type, and water supply. And local officials are much more likely than national legislators to be truly knowledgeable about such local conditions.
In the argument given, the two boldface portions play which of the following roles?
The argument first admits a possible reason for national regulation: pesticides can affect distant areas. But it then argues that regulation should still be local because the most serious effects occur where pesticides are applied, and local officials know the relevant local conditions better. So the first boldface portion is the conclusion, and the second gives support for that conclusion.
(A) The first provides support for the conclusion of the argument; the second states that conclusion.
This reverses the roles. The first boldface portion is not support; it is what the argument is trying to prove.
(B) The first states the conclusion of the argument; the second provides support for that conclusion.
This is correct. The claim that pesticide regulation should be local is the main conclusion. The claim about local officials’ greater knowledge supports that conclusion.
(C) The first identifies grounds for a potential objection to the conclusion of the argument; the second states that conclusion.
This is incorrect. The first boldface portion is not an objection; it is the conclusion itself.
(D) The first identifies grounds for a potential objection to the conclusion of the argument; the second provides support for that conclusion.
This is partly wrong. The second boldface portion does support the conclusion, but the first boldface portion is not a potential objection.
(E) Each provides support for the conclusion of the argument.
This is incorrect. The first boldface portion is the conclusion, not support for another conclusion.
Answer: (B)
In the argument given, the two boldface portions play which of the following roles?
The argument first admits a possible reason for national regulation: pesticides can affect distant areas. But it then argues that regulation should still be local because the most serious effects occur where pesticides are applied, and local officials know the relevant local conditions better. So the first boldface portion is the conclusion, and the second gives support for that conclusion.
(A) The first provides support for the conclusion of the argument; the second states that conclusion.
This reverses the roles. The first boldface portion is not support; it is what the argument is trying to prove.
(B) The first states the conclusion of the argument; the second provides support for that conclusion.
This is correct. The claim that pesticide regulation should be local is the main conclusion. The claim about local officials’ greater knowledge supports that conclusion.
(C) The first identifies grounds for a potential objection to the conclusion of the argument; the second states that conclusion.
This is incorrect. The first boldface portion is not an objection; it is the conclusion itself.
(D) The first identifies grounds for a potential objection to the conclusion of the argument; the second provides support for that conclusion.
This is partly wrong. The second boldface portion does support the conclusion, but the first boldface portion is not a potential objection.
(E) Each provides support for the conclusion of the argument.
This is incorrect. The first boldface portion is the conclusion, not support for another conclusion.
Answer: (B)
