Critical Reasoning

Sustainable packaging is becoming more common. The motivations range from government regulation, consumer pressure, retailer pressure, and cost reduction. However, plastic packaging is usually non-biodegradable due to possible interactions with the food. Also, biodegradable polymers often require special non-biodegradable compounds to properly degrade. Not surprisingly, the solution for the perfect sustainable packaging remains elusive.

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

(A)The first bolded statement raises a consideration that leads to the second bolded statement, the conclusion of the argument.
(B) The first bolded statement is the conclusion that the evidence in the second bolded statement seeks to prove.
(C) The first bolded statement is an intermediate conclusion of the argument, and the second bolded statement is primary conclusion of the argument.
(D) The first bolded statement is an intermediate conclusion, and the second bolded statement is evidence supporting that intermediate conclusion.
(E) The first bolded statement is evidence supporting a claim, and the second bolded statement is further evidence for that claim.



OA A

Source: EMPOWERgmat