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Mayor: The proposed community center will feature a large community garden. Community gardens require participants to work collaboratively on shared plots of land. Therefore, building the new community center will foster stronger neighborhood bonds.

The conclusion drawn by the mayor depends on which one of the following assumptions?

  1. A
    Any activity that fosters stronger neighborhood bonds involves participants working collaboratively.
  2. B
    The neighborhood where the community center will be built currently lacks strong neighborhood bonds.
  3. Working collaboratively on shared plots of land fosters stronger neighborhood bonds.Answer
  4. D
    Building a new community center is necessary to provide shared plots of land for the neighborhood.
  5. E
    Community gardens are the most effective way for a city to foster stronger neighborhood bonds.

Answer

The assumption that working collaboratively on shared plots of land fosters stronger neighborhood bonds.
The argument concludes that the new community center will foster stronger neighborhood bonds based entirely on the premise that the center's garden requires participants to work collaboratively on shared plots of land. For this conclusion to be valid, there must be a logical link between the premise (working collaboratively) and the conclusion (stronger neighborhood bonds). The correct choice explicitly provides this necessary bridge, ensuring the premises properly support the conclusion.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Identify the conclusion of the argument.
Building the new community center will foster stronger neighborhood bonds.
Locating the main conclusion is the first step to finding a logical gap in an argument.
2
Identify the premises supporting the conclusion.
The center will feature a garden, and community gardens require working collaboratively on shared plots.
Understanding the evidence helps isolate what concepts are already logically established.
3
Find the rogue element in the conclusion that is not mentioned in the premises.
The concept of 'fostering stronger neighborhood bonds' appears only in the conclusion.
A supporter assumption must bridge the gap between the established premises and the entirely new concept introduced in the conclusion.
4
Formulate the missing link to bridge the gap.
Connect 'working collaboratively on shared plots' to 'fostering stronger neighborhood bonds'.
This bridge justifies the jump from the provided premises to the final conclusion.

Key Concept

Bridging Gap (Supporter) Assumptions
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