Critical Reasoning

Environmental organizations want to preserve the land surrounding the Wilgrinn Wilderness Area from residential development. They plan to do this by purchasing that land from the farmers who own it. That plan is ill-conceived: if the farmers did sell their land, they would sell it to the highest bidder, and developers would outbid any other bidders. On the other hand, these farmers will never actually sell any of the land, provided that farming it remains viable. But farming will not remain viable if the farms are left unmodernized, and most of the farmers lack the financial resources modernization requires. And that is exactly why a more sensible preservation strategy would be to assist the farmers to modernize their farms to the extent needed to maintain viability.

In the argument as a whole, the two boldface proportions play which of the following roles?

A. The first presents a goal that the argument rejects as ill-conceived; the second is evidence that is presented as grounds for that rejection.
B. The first presents a goal that the argument concludes cannot be attained; the second is a reason offered in support of that conclusion.
C. The first presents a goal that the argument concludes can be attained; the second is a judgment disputing that conclusion.
D. The first presents a goal, strategies for achieving which are being evaluated in the argument; the second is a judgment providing a basis for the argument’s advocacy of a particular strategy.
E. The first presents a goal that the argument endorses; the second presents a situation that the argument contends must be changed if that goal is to be met in the foreseeable future.

(D)

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leswm wrote:Bidisha800, you are in the wrong forum. Please post your answers to "showoff.brag.forum.com". You are wasting space and people's time by listing down answers with no explanations and showing us your practice scores. These are of no use to anyone but your ego.

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Bidisha800, I hate to say this, but I think that you are mostly right in your answers. That's why I can't ignore your responses. Look, this forum is intended to benefit everyone, so asking you to extend that courtesy to others shouldn't be too much to ask. You're benefiting just as much from the questions posted by others. You've been posting answers with no explanations, and I'm just asking that you give back to this forum by helping others learn. I admire that you have great practice scores and that you seem to get the right answers, but you can help us by sharing your knowledge. That's all - I don't want to get into a pissing match.

Bidisha800 wrote:

leswm wrote:Bidisha800, you are in the wrong forum. Please post your answers to "showoff.brag.forum.com". You are wasting space and people's time by listing down answers with no explanations and showing us your practice scores. These are of no use to anyone but your ego.

Why even bother to read my posts ? Save your time and just ignore my posts.

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Bidisha800 wrote:

leswm wrote:Bidisha800, you are in the wrong forum. Please post your answers to "showoff.brag.forum.com". You are wasting space and people's time by listing down answers with no explanations and showing us your practice scores. These are of no use to anyone but your ego.

Why even bother to read my posts ? Save your time and just ignore my posts.

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So why is it D again

My pick is D

but the OA is E....
However ...here is my explanation...

Summary : The author states the goal [first BF]and also the plan of Envi-orgs. Then he reasons as why the plan is flawed. He states a situation in which the farmer would deny to sell his land.The author then proposes a new strategy to protect the land cashing on this situation.

the first BF says that X is their goal.....So both D & E could be the potential contenders....However....the second BF states a fact on which the author's new proposal is based..
the second BF is defntly not a SITUATION that the argument contends MUST BE CHANGED as Option E incorrectly says....

Lemme know what you think...

I stuck up between D and E
but I refused D bc it talks about strategies, although there is only one strategy that gov proposes. Moreover, second is not a judgement, but rather another reason to attack gov's strategy.
and chose E bc:
E- obviously passage talks in positive way about gov's intentions to preserve lands. Thus - argument endorses gov's goal. Second is really presents the situation of farmers' difficulties and intentions, and provides advice to be made in order to achieve main goal.

E says....the second BF is a situation of farmers, that needs to be changed.

But second BF is not what the new strategy seeks to change....rather it is the inability of the farmers to mordenize that needs to be changed.....And this is only possible....when are not mordernized due t economics reasons which the new strategy proposes to provide.....

Hope this helps understand....

Anyways...Could anybody explain why answer E is wrong in the below Q.

Maize and Pellagra
Maize contains the vitamin niacin, but not in a form the body can absorb. Pellagra is a disease that results from niacin deficiency. When maize was introduced into southern Europe from the Americas in the eighteenth century, it quickly became a dietary staple, and many Europeans who came to subsist primarily on maize developed pellagra. Pellagra was virtually unknown at that time in the Americas, however, even among people who subsisted primarily on maize.

Which of the following, if true, most helps to explain the contrasting incidence of pellagra described above?

* Once introduced into southern Europe, maize became popular with landowners because of its high yields relative to other cereal crops.
* Maize grown in the Americas contained more niacin than maize grown in Europe did.
* Traditional ways of preparing maize in the Americas convert maize’s niacin into a nutritionally useful form.
* In southern Europe many of the people who consumed maize also ate niacin-rich foods.
* Before the discovery of pellagra’s link with niacin, it was widely believed that the disease was an infection that could be transmitted from person to person.

Close call between D and E in the bold face question.

Rashmi, in your question, option C explains the paradox.

Option E is wrong because it doesn't explain why the communicable disease was absent in America.

yeah you are right...

But this is how i look at option E .." since many americans,before pallegra was linked to niacin" interpreted it to be some other disease... it was lil known among americans.. BUT NOT ANYMORE(the Q states that it ws not known at that time.....NOT NOW)......Isnt that logical ??

Please explain if this is not how i should interpret it ....

Rashmi1804 wrote: Pellagra is a disease that results from niacin deficiency

that's bold premise which is true and it can't be otherwise

E - Before the discovery of pellagra’s link with niacin, it was widely believed that the disease was an infection that could be transmitted from person to person.

E is wrong bc it tries to change premise, moreover it was believed but no more true.

Rashmi1804 wrote:My pick is D

but the OA is E....
However ...here is my explanation...

Summary : The author states the goal [first BF]and also the plan of Envi-orgs. Then he reasons as why the plan is flawed. He states a situation in which the farmer would deny to sell his land.The author then proposes a new strategy to protect the land cashing on this situation.

the first BF says that X is their goal.....So both D & E could be the potential contenders....However....the second BF states a fact on which the author's new proposal is based..
the second BF is defntly not a SITUATION that the argument contends MUST BE CHANGED as Option E incorrectly says....

Lemme know what you think...

IMO E

Confused....actually which 1 is correct ??