Critical Reasoning

The new vehicle inspection program is needed to protect the quality of the state's air, for us and for our children. Auto exhausts are a leading contributor to coughing, wheezing, choking, and pollution. The state's long-term interests in the health of its citizens and in this area as a place to live, work, and conduct business depend on clean air."¨"¨Which of the following is an unstated assumption made by the author?

A. Working and conducting business may be different activities.
B. The Minister believes that Indian companies are looking for business expansion.The state has been interested in the health of its citizens even before this inspection program was proposed.
C. Exhaust emissions contribute to pollution.
D. The new inspection program will be effective.
E. Our ancestors did not suffer from air pollution.

The new vehicle inspection program is needed to protect the quality of the state's air, for us and for our children. Auto exhausts are a leading contributor to coughing, wheezing, choking, and pollution. The state's long-term interests in the health of its citizens and in this area as a place to live, work, and conduct business depend on clean air."¨"¨Which of the following is an unstated assumption made by the author?

A. Working and conducting business may be different activities.
B. The Minister believes that Indian companies are looking for business expansion.The state has been interested in the health of its citizens even before this inspection program was proposed.
C. Exhaust emissions contribute to pollution.
D. The new inspection program will be effective.
E. Our ancestors did not suffer from air pollution.



According to me the answer is C. The explanation is as follows:

Premise 1: Auto exhausts are a leading contributor to coughing, wheezing, choking, and pollution.

Premise 2: The state's long-term interests in the health of its citizens and in this area as a place to live, work, and conduct business depend on clean air.


Conclusion: The new vehicle inspection program is needed to protect the quality of the state's air, for us and for our children.

When you negate the option C, you do not get the conclusion. Option D was also close but the negation of the option D does not nullify the conclusion. Hence I went for the option C.

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will go for D.

IMO: C. When you negate C, it weakens the conclusions.

What is the OA?

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IMO D.

A/B - Irrelevant
Auto exhausts are a leading contributor to coughing, wheezing, choking, and pollution
C - Restatement of what is already stated in the passage
E - Out of scope

IMO D. if we say that new inspection programme will be INEFFECTIVE (negation), then the argument goes for a toss.

whats the OA