Boldface from GMATPrep

delhiboy1979 wrote:Ya agree with B, not my favorite but to be honest i do not think any of the options is relevant to the boldface.

My guess is B

I read the first sentence, then the second and was taken aback because the author just said hunter are alone to blame, then immediately goes on to blame the bears.

gmat740 wrote:

My guess is B

I read the first sentence, then the second and was taken aback because the author just said hunter are alone to blame, then immediately goes on to blame the bears.

For all those who opted for B

Please take a look, here the author is himself the HUNTER!


So The Bold Face is the main Conclusion.

A

Hunter: Hunters alone are blamed for the decline in Greenrock National Forest's deer population over the past ten years. Yet clearly, black bears have also played an important role in this decline. In the past ten years, the forest's protected black bear population has risen sharply, and examination of black bears found dead in the forest during the deer hunting season showed that a number of them had recently fed on deer.

In the hunter's argument, the boldface portion played which of the following roles?

a. It is the main conclusion of the argument
b. It is an objection that has been raised against the main conclusion of the argument.
c. It is a judgment that the argument opposes.
d. It is a finding that the argument seeks to explain.
e. It provides evidence in support of the main conclusion of the argument.

cm47323 wrote:Hunter: Hunters alone are blamed for the decline in Greenrock National Forest's deer population over the past ten years. Yet clearly, black bears have also played an important role in this decline. In the past ten years, the forest's protected black bear population has risen sharply, and examination of black bears found dead in the forest during the deer hunting season showed that a number of them had recently fed on deer.

In the hunter's argument, the boldface portion played which of the following roles?

a. It is the main conclusion of the argument
b. It is an objection that has been raised against the main conclusion of the argument.
c. It is a judgment that the argument opposes.
d. It is a finding that the argument seeks to explain.
e. It provides evidence in support of the main conclusion of the argument.