A deviant version of Greek inscription, come an instructor

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Although the earliest surviving Greek inscriptions written in an alphabet date from the eighth century B.C., a strong case can be made that the Greeks actually adopted alphabetic writing at least two centuries earlier. Significantly, the �text of these earliest surviving Greek inscriptions sometimes runs from right to left and sometimes from left to right.】 Now, the Greeks learned alphabetic writing from the Phoenicians, and in the process �they would surely have adopted whatever convention the Phoenicians were then using with respect to the direction of writing.】 Originally, Phoenicians writing ran in either direction, but by the eighth century B.C. it had been consistently written from right to left for about two centuries.

In the argument given, the two portions in boldface play which of the following roles?

A. The first provides evidence in support of the position that the argument seeks to establish; the second is that position.

B. The first provides evidence in support of the position that the argument seeks to establish; the second presents an assumption on which that argument relies.

C. The first is an assumption that the argument concludes is unjustified; the second presents part of the grounds for that conclusion.

D. The first is evidence that forms the basis for an objection to the position that the argument seeks to establish; the second is that position.

E. The first is evidence that forms the basis for an objection to the position that the argument seeks to establish; the second is a judgment that is introduced in order to call into question the relevance of that evidence.

I chose E why the hell is B?? Pls explain in details, thank you

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by theforrestgump » Mon Oct 03, 2011 5:40 am
Can you please share the source of this question???

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by GmatKiss » Mon Oct 03, 2011 1:33 pm
IMO:B

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by gunjan1208 » Tue Oct 04, 2011 5:52 am
IMO B

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by mundasingh123 » Tue Oct 04, 2011 11:24 am
theforrestgump wrote:Can you please share the source of this question???

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If the second bolded is the assumption then whats the conclusion/position ?
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