Industrial engineer: Some people have suggested

Answer choices

1. A

   Unmentioned4% picked this

   Global warming from the emission of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere could be reduced by pumping some of that carbon

   This was never even said, so it can’t be the Main Conclusion. This is similar to the background claim in the first sentence.

   4%
2. B

   Counterpoint2% picked this

   Environmentalists worry that the strategy of pumping carbon dioxide into the deep ocean to reduce global warming would simply exchange one form of

   This is the claim that our Main Conclusion is fighting.

   2%
3. C

   Correct79% picked this

   Worrying that pumping carbon dioxide into the deep ocean to reduce global warming would simply exchange one form of pollution for another,

   Why this is right

   Pretty friendly answer in that it actually uses the wording “worry is unfounded” and just inserts the borrowed wording of the previous sentence.

   Skill tested: Main Conclusion · how this choice captures the argument's function is the move to repeat next time.

   79%
4. D

   Premise8% picked this

   Much of the carbon dioxide now released into the atmosphere ends up in the ocean where it does not cause environmental disturbances

   This is the author’s premise.

   8%
5. E

   Unmentioned / What Else7% picked this

   To reduce global warming, the strategy of pumping into the deep ocean at least some of the carbon dioxide now released into

   This is the trap of thinking, “What might the author say next?” We’re just supposed to be identifying the explicit conclusion on the page. Maybe if you think “worrying about X is unfounded”, then your next thought would be, “so we should do X”, but maybe not. Either way, we’re not being tested on what else the author might believe. Make sure your correct answer traces back to a specific claim that was made in the argument.

   7%