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Mini-mills---Serious doubt
The imposition of quotas limiting imported steel will not help the big American steel mills. In fact, the quotas will help "mini-mills" flourish in the United States. Those small domestic mills will take more business from the big American steel mills than would have been taken by the fore...
- by amysky_0205
Sun Mar 10, 2013 6:44 pm- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: Mini-mills---Serious doubt
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1500
Demand for hotel rooms---Evaluate
Over the last five years, demand for hotel rooms in Cenopolis has increased significantly, as has the average price Cenopolis hotels charge for rooms. These trends are projected to continue for the next several years. In response to this economic forecast, Centennial Commerical, a real state develop...
- by amysky_0205
Sun Mar 10, 2013 6:29 pm- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: Demand for hotel rooms---Evaluate
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1228
Harbor Porpoises---Assumption
To prevent harbor porpoises from getting tangled in its nets and suffocating, a fishing company installed acoustic alarms on all its boats that fish in waters off Massachusetts. The sound emitted temporarily disorients the porpoises and frightens them away. Since the installation of the alarms, the ...
- by amysky_0205
Sun Mar 10, 2013 6:13 pm- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: Harbor Porpoises---Assumption
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2449
New companies in Derderia--assumption
With a record number of new companies starting up in Derderia and with previously established companies adding many jobs, a record number of new jobs were created last year in the Derderian economy. This year, previously established companies will not be adding as many new jobs overall as such compa...
- by amysky_0205
Thu Mar 07, 2013 6:25 am- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: New companies in Derderia--assumption
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1137
the Airline--weaken
Some airlines allegedly reduce fares on certain routes to a level at which they lose money, in order to drive competitors off those routes. However, this method of eliminating competition cannot be profitable in the long run. Once an airline successfully implements this method, any attempt to recoup...
- by amysky_0205
Thu Mar 07, 2013 5:20 am- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: the Airline--weaken
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1433
Complete the argument--oil export
Which of the following most logically completes the argument? Utrania was formerly a major petroleum exporter, but in recent decades economic stagnation and restrictive regulations inhibited investment in new oil fields. In consequence, Utranian oil exports dropped steadily as old fields became depl...
- by amysky_0205
Thu Mar 07, 2013 2:15 am- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: Complete the argument--oil export
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1452
spraying pesticides
The spraying of pesticides can be carefully planned, but accidents, weather conditions that could not be foreseen, and pilot errors often cause much larger deposits of spray than they had anticipated. A. weather conditions that could not be foreseen, and pilot errors often cause much larger deposits...
- by amysky_0205
Thu Jan 31, 2013 4:37 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: spraying pesticides
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1679
Brain controls---assumption
For most people, the left half of the brain controls linguistic capabilities, but some people have their language centers in the right half. When a language center of the brains is damaged, for example, by a stroke, linguistic capabilities are impaired in some way. Therefore, people who have suffere...
- by amysky_0205
Thu Jan 31, 2013 4:34 am- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: Brain controls---assumption
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1238
Ecologists, Scottish Highlands--Boldface
Ecologists: the Scottish Highlands were once the site of extensive forests, but these forests have mostly disappeared and been replaced by peat bogs. The common view is that the Highland’s deforestation was caused by human activity, especially agriculture. However, agriculture began in the Highlan...
- by amysky_0205
Thu Jan 31, 2013 2:10 am- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: Ecologists, Scottish Highlands--Boldface
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2301
Merton and Sommer
The percentage of households with an annual income of more than $40,000 is higher in Merton county than in any other county. However, the percentage of households with an annual income of $60,000 or more is highest in Sommer county. If the statements above are true, which of the following can proper...
- by amysky_0205
Thu Jan 31, 2013 2:06 am- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: Merton and Sommer
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1291
Coronary Patients
Several studies have found that the coronary patients who exercise most actively have half or less than half the chance of dying of a heart attack as those who are sedentary. (A) have half or less than half the chance of dying of a heart attack as those who are sedentary (B) have half the chance, or...
- by amysky_0205
Thu Jan 31, 2013 2:02 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Coronary Patients
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2117
Nature of language and the process
Research during the past several decades on the nature of language and the processes that produce and make it understandable has revealed great complexity instead of underlying simplicity. A. that produce and make it understandable has revealed great complexity instead of underlying simplicity B. of...
- by amysky_0205
Thu Jan 31, 2013 1:17 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Nature of language and the process
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1165
Outlaw fishing--Assumption
In 1992 outlaw fishing boats began illegally harvesting lobsters from the territorial waters of the country of Belukia. Soon after, the annual tonnage of lobster legally harvested in Belukian waters began declining; in 1996, despite there being no reduction in the level of legal lobster fishing acti...
- by amysky_0205
Thu Jan 31, 2013 12:55 am- Forum: Critical Reasoning
- Topic: Outlaw fishing--Assumption
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2220
Financial Officers---Tough one! Experts help plzz
Several financial officers of the company spoke on condition that they not be named in the press reports. A. that they not be named B. that their names will not be used C. that their names are not used D. of not having their names E. of not naming them OA: A can someone explain this one? It's a litt...
- by amysky_0205
Thu Jan 31, 2013 12:47 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Financial Officers---Tough one! Experts help plzz
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1100
Wasteful use of resources
Building large new hospitals in the bistate area would constitute a wasteful use of resources, on the basis of avoidance of duplicated facilities alone. A. on the basis of avoidance of duplicated facilities alone B. on the grounds of avoiding duplicated facilities alone C. solely in that duplicated ...
- by amysky_0205
Thu Jan 31, 2013 12:37 am- Forum: Sentence Correction
- Topic: Wasteful use of resources
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3550