Critical Reasoning

Many winemakers use cork stoppers; but cork stoppers can leak, crumble, or become
moldy, so that those winemakers must often discard a significant proportion of their
inventory of bottled wine. Bottlemaster plastic stoppers, which cannot leak, crumble,
or mold, have long been available to winemakers, at a price slightly higher than that
of traditional cork stoppers. Cork prices, however, are expected to rise dramatically in
the near future. Clearly, therefore, winemakers who still use cork but wish to keep
production costs from rising will be forced to reconsider plastic stoppers. And
since the wine-buying public's association of plastic stoppers with poor-quality wine
is weakening, there is an excellent chance that the Bottlemaster plastic stopper
will gain an increased share of the marked for wine-bottle stoppers.
In the argument given, the two portions in boldface play which of the following
roles?
A. The first is a judgment that has been advanced in support of a position that the
argument opposes; the second is the main conclusion of the argument.
B. The first is a judgment that has been advanced in support of a position that the
argument opposes; the second is a conclusion drawn in order to support the
main conclusion of the argument.
C. The first is the main conclusion of the argument; the second provides evidence
in support of that main conclusion.
D. The first is the main conclusion of the argument; the second is a restatement
of that main conclusion.
E. The first is a conclusion drawn in order to support the main conclusion of the
argument; the second is that main conclusion.

Main Conclusion: there is an excellent chance that the Bottle master plastic stopper will gain an increased share of the market for wine-bottle stoppers.

A. The first is a judgment that has been advanced in support of a position that the argument opposes; the second is the main conclusion of the argument.
Incorrect : First is judgment that supports the conclusion.

B. The first is a judgment that has been advanced in support of a position that the argument opposes; the second is a conclusion drawn in order to support the main conclusion of the argument.
Incorrect : First is judgment that supports the conclusion.

C. The first is the main conclusion of the argument; the second provides evidence in support of that main conclusion.Incorrect : Second is not evidence - it is also a conclusion

D. The first is the main conclusion of the argument; the second is a restatement of that main conclusion.
Incorrect : Second is main conclusion of the argument.

E. The first is a conclusion drawn in order to support the main conclusion of the argument; the second is that main conclusion.
Correct : We got to this answer choice by POE.

Hope this helps : )

My answer is B
Main conclusion[spoiler] Clearly, therefore, winemakers who still use cork but wish to keep
production costs from rising will be forced to reconsider plastic stoppers.[/spoiler]

I went with B. I don't see how the first bold part is a conclusion - so C, D and E were quickly out. Whats the OA and source?

A & B can be eliminated because the first bold part is not judgement, it is a fact.

The first bold part is not the main conclusion, eliminate C & D.

Left with E

As cork prices will raise dramatically, and the belief that plastic stoppers are associated with low quality is also dimishing helps support the conclusion that Bottlemaster plastic stopper will gain increased market share.

IMO E

IMO B. "Clearly, therefore, winemakers who still use cork but wish to keep production costs from rising will be forced to reconsider plastic stoppers." This is the main conclusion and the second bold supports this main conclusion. I was able to eliminate c, d, and e since the first bold is not a conclusion.

B is the answer.

Argument:

the argument opposes buying cork stoppers, and the first bold face is a premise put forward in support of this (one reason that the winemakers go for the stop corks is the cost).

The conclusion of the argument is 'winemakers will be forced to reconsider plastic stoppers'. And the second bold face is used to support this stance and is also a conclusion (sub-conclusion).

agree with Komal.. IMO E...too

None of the answers look right to me.

Please quote the source,the OA and the explanation.

+1 for B