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by mmslf75 » Sat Jan 02, 2010 9:46 pm
Unprecedented industrial growth in the country of Remo has created serious environmental problems because factories there lack adequate pollution-control systems. Remo is developing a clean growth plan that includes environmental regulations that will require the installation of such systems. Since no companies in Remo currently produce pollution-control systems, the plan, if implemented, will create significant opportunities for foreign exporters to market pollution-control systems.

Which of the following, if true, most seriously weakens the argument?

A.The clean growth plan will provide tax incentives for local businesses to develop and manufacture pollution-control devices.

B.Foreign exporters would provide factory-trained technicians to maintain the pollution-control systems sold to Remo.

C.Industrial lobbyists sponsored by local businesses in Remo are trying to prevent the implementation of the government regulations.

D.The regulations that Remo plans to implement are much less strict than those in neighboring nations.

E.Pollution in Remo has caused serious health problems for workers, contributing to a significant increase in the number of workdays lost to illness.


IMO A

C and D are good contenders here...also

Any reasons for reecting C and D
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by Testluv » Sat Jan 02, 2010 10:05 pm
The correct answer is definitely choice A. Remember to focus on the correct answer. It is a mistake to think that you have to giver every answer choice attention, and that you have to figure out why every wrong answer is wrong. We get rewarded for announcing the correct answer--not for articulating why the wrong answers are wrong.

Choice C is wrong because the author's argument only comes into affect IF the plan is implemented (last sentence of the argument).

Choice D is an irrelevant comparison. We don't know the situation in neighbouring countries, so we can't judge the relevance of fact D. Also, again, the author's argument only comes into play IF the plan is implemented.
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