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Business owner: Although allowing coal mining in our region would create new jobs, we can expect the number of jobs in the region to decrease overall if it is permitted. Many local businesses depend on our region's natural beauty, and the heavy industrial activity of coal mining would force most of them to close.
Which one of the following most accurately describes the role played in the business owner's argument by the claim that many local businesses depend on the region's natural beauty?
(A) It is given as direct evidence for a statement that is used to support the argument's overall conclusion.
(B) It is a premise that is offered as direct support for the overall conclusion of the argument.
(C) It is an intermediate conclusion offered as direct support for the argument's main conclusion.
(D) It is the overall conclusion drawn in the argument.
(E) It is a hypothesis for which evidence is explicitly offered, but it is not itself intended to support the argument's overall conclusion.
Which one of the following most accurately describes the role played in the business owner's argument by the claim that many local businesses depend on the region's natural beauty?
(A) It is given as direct evidence for a statement that is used to support the argument's overall conclusion.
(B) It is a premise that is offered as direct support for the overall conclusion of the argument.
(C) It is an intermediate conclusion offered as direct support for the argument's main conclusion.
(D) It is the overall conclusion drawn in the argument.
(E) It is a hypothesis for which evidence is explicitly offered, but it is not itself intended to support the argument's overall conclusion.
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Business owner: Although allowing coal mining in our region would create new jobs, we can expect the number of jobs in the region to decrease overall if it is permitted. Many local businesses depend on our region's natural beauty, and the heavy industrial activity of coal mining would force most of them to close.
Which one of the following most accurately describes the role played in the business owner's argument by the claim that many local businesses depend on the region's natural beauty?
The main conclusion is that allowing coal mining will cause the overall number of jobs to decrease. The boldface claim helps establish that mining would force many local businesses to close, and that closure claim then supports the main conclusion about job losses.
(A) It is given as direct evidence for a statement that is used to support the argument's overall conclusion.
Correct. The fact that many businesses depend on natural beauty helps support the claim that coal mining would force most of those businesses to close. That claim, in turn, supports the conclusion that the region will lose jobs overall.
(B) It is a premise that is offered as direct support for the overall conclusion of the argument.
Incorrect. The boldface claim does not directly establish that total employment will fall. It first supports the claim that many businesses will close.
(C) It is an intermediate conclusion offered as direct support for the argument's main conclusion.
Incorrect. The boldface statement is presented as a fact or premise, not as a conclusion derived from earlier evidence.
(D) It is the overall conclusion drawn in the argument.
Incorrect. The overall conclusion is that the total number of jobs will decrease if coal mining is permitted.
(E) It is a hypothesis for which evidence is explicitly offered, but it is not itself intended to support the argument's overall conclusion.
Incorrect. No evidence is offered to establish the boldface claim, and it does contribute to the reasoning supporting the overall conclusion.
Answer: (A)
Which one of the following most accurately describes the role played in the business owner's argument by the claim that many local businesses depend on the region's natural beauty?
The main conclusion is that allowing coal mining will cause the overall number of jobs to decrease. The boldface claim helps establish that mining would force many local businesses to close, and that closure claim then supports the main conclusion about job losses.
(A) It is given as direct evidence for a statement that is used to support the argument's overall conclusion.
Correct. The fact that many businesses depend on natural beauty helps support the claim that coal mining would force most of those businesses to close. That claim, in turn, supports the conclusion that the region will lose jobs overall.
(B) It is a premise that is offered as direct support for the overall conclusion of the argument.
Incorrect. The boldface claim does not directly establish that total employment will fall. It first supports the claim that many businesses will close.
(C) It is an intermediate conclusion offered as direct support for the argument's main conclusion.
Incorrect. The boldface statement is presented as a fact or premise, not as a conclusion derived from earlier evidence.
(D) It is the overall conclusion drawn in the argument.
Incorrect. The overall conclusion is that the total number of jobs will decrease if coal mining is permitted.
(E) It is a hypothesis for which evidence is explicitly offered, but it is not itself intended to support the argument's overall conclusion.
Incorrect. No evidence is offered to establish the boldface claim, and it does contribute to the reasoning supporting the overall conclusion.
Answer: (A)
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