Recent advancements in synthetic timber allow construction companies to build high-rise structures with carbon-neutral materials. Because synthetic timber weighs significantly less than traditional steel and concrete, transporting it to urban job sites requires far fewer fuel-heavy truck shipments. Consequently, using synthetic timber markedly lowers overall project transportation costs. Thus, commercial developers should prioritize synthetic timber over steel for all upcoming mid-rise urban developments.
In the argument above, the claim that using synthetic timber markedly lowers overall project transportation costs plays which of the following roles?
- It is a subsidiary conclusion offered in support of the argument's main conclusion.Cevap
- BIt is the overall main conclusion that the argument is designed to establish.
- CIt is a basic factual premise provided without any supporting evidence.
- DIt introduces a counterargument that the author attempts to qualify or refute.
- EIt is an unwarranted speculation that falls outside the logical scope of the argument.
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The statement functions as a subsidiary conclusion supporting the main recommendation.
The claim that using synthetic timber markedly lowers overall project transportation costs is supported by the preceding premise regarding fewer fuel-heavy truck shipments. In turn, this claim is used to justify the author's final recommendation that developers prioritize synthetic timber. Because it acts as both a conclusion drawn from premises and a premise supporting the final claim, it is a subsidiary (intermediate) conclusion.
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Identifying Intermediate and Subsidiary Conclusions