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Zorluk: ZorDetermining Statement Roles

Agronomist: Many policymakers insist that subsidizing drought-resistant crops is essential for securing our regional food supply. It is undeniable that these modified varieties require significantly less water during prolonged dry spells. However, such subsidies will inevitably incentivize agricultural enterprises to expand cultivation into ecologically fragile scrublands, since the financial safety net makes farming these previously unprofitable terrains economically viable. Therefore, rather than stabilizing our resource base, the proposed subsidy program will ultimately precipitate broader environmental degradation.

Which one of the following most accurately describes the role played in the agronomist's argument by the claim that such subsidies will inevitably incentivize agricultural enterprises to expand cultivation into ecologically fragile scrublands?

  1. It is a subsidiary conclusion drawn to support the argument's overall conclusion.Cevap
  2. B
    It is the overall conclusion drawn in the argument.
  3. C
    It is a premise that directly supports the argument's overall conclusion, but for which no support is provided.
  4. D
    It is a claim advanced by policymakers that the agronomist's argument is designed to refute.
  5. E
    It is a concession made by the agronomist to acknowledge a potential benefit of the proposed subsidy program.

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The statement functions as a subsidiary (or intermediate) conclusion. It receives support from another premise and provides support to the argument's main conclusion.
The correct answer accurately maps the two-way structural relationship of the target statement. The phrase 'since the financial safety net makes farming... economically viable' provides the premise that justifies the target statement, making the target statement a conclusion. Furthermore, this target statement is then used as the rationale for the final sentence ('Therefore... the program will ultimately precipitate broader environmental degradation'), making it subsidiary to the main conclusion.

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1
Identify the main conclusion of the argument.
The main conclusion is the final sentence: 'Therefore, rather than stabilizing our resource base, the proposed subsidy program will ultimately precipitate broader environmental degradation.'
The conclusion indicator 'Therefore' and the summative nature of the claim point to this as the ultimate point the agronomist is trying to prove.
2
Analyze the structural role of the target statement.
The target statement (that subsidies will incentivize expansion into fragile scrublands) is introduced with 'However' to pivot away from a concession.
We must see how this statement relates to the rest of the text to define its role.
3
Determine if the target statement is supported by other evidence (making it a conclusion) and if it supports something else (making it subsidiary).
It is supported by the clause 'since the financial safety net makes farming these previously unprofitable terrains economically viable'. It also directly explains WHY the program will 'precipitate broader environmental degradation'.
Because the statement is both a conclusion (it has support) and a premise (it supports the main conclusion), it is accurately defined as a subsidiary conclusion.

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