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cathy0929: Junior | Next Rank: 30 Posts; Posts: 18; Joined: Wed Aug 06, 2008 2:14 am

by cathy0929 » Sun Aug 10, 2008 1:07 am

Which of the following, if true, provides evidence that most logically completes the argument below?
According to a widely held economic hypothesis, imposing strict environmental regulations reduces economic growth. This hypothesis is undermined by the fact that the states with the strictest environmental regulations also have the highest economic growth. This fact does not show that environmental regulations promote growth, however, since ______.
A.those states with the strictest environmental regulations invest the most in education and job training
B.even those states that have only moderately strict environmental regulations have higher growth than those with the least-strict regulations
C.many states that are experiencing reduced economic growth are considering weakening their environmental regulations
D.after introducing stricter environmental regulations, many states experienced increased economic growth
E.even those states with very weak environmental regulations have experienced at least some growth

the answer is A, i choose C.

and do not know why? any relationship between thr economic growth and the investment in education and job training.

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raunekk: Legendary Member; Posts: 1159; Joined: Wed Apr 16, 2008 10:35 pm; Thanked: 56 times

by raunekk » Sun Aug 10, 2008 4:00 am

cathy0929 ..

in my opinion.. this is an example of scope shift..

the author talks abt economic growth in the premises and then asks reasoning abt just growth in general..

This fact does not show that environmental regulations promote growth, however, since

so as environmental policies does both increase economic growth and also decrease economic growth..we have to look for some other reason for growth( in general ).. for this A suggests a different reason for growth in countries with strict environmental policies..

even i took quite a long time to figure this out and i can be wrong also..

gr8 quality of questions..keep posting!!

thx

cathy0929: Junior | Next Rank: 30 Posts; Posts: 18; Joined: Wed Aug 06, 2008 2:14 am

by cathy0929 » Sun Aug 10, 2008 6:56 am

raunekk:

your rationale is reasonable. "this fact does not show....., howver, since..." from a rhetorical point of view, there must be some other things contributing the economic growth

thank you very much

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mmslf75: Legendary Member; Posts: 503; Joined: Sun Aug 09, 2009 9:53 pmFollowed by: 2 members; Thanked: 31 times

by mmslf75 » Sat Oct 17, 2009 6:05 am

cathy0929 wrote:raunekk:

your rationale is reasonable. "this fact does not show....., howver, since..." from a rhetorical point of view, there must be some other things contributing the economic growth

thank you very much

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by crackgmat007 » Sat Oct 17, 2009 7:49 pm

raunekk wrote:cathy0929 ..

in my opinion.. this is an example of scope shift..

the author talks abt economic growth in the premises and then asks reasoning abt just growth in general..

This fact does not show that environmental regulations promote growth, however, since

so as environmental policies does both increase economic growth and also decrease economic growth..we have to look for some other reason for growth( in general ).. for this A suggests a different reason for growth in countries with strict environmental policies..

even i took quite a long time to figure this out and i can be wrong also..

gr8 quality of questions..keep posting!!

thx

@raunekk

I was debating whether A is a right choice. However, A seems the only plausible one. But dont you think we make an assumption, a subtle on, that education... promotes growth? Is that ok to do so?

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