Pauline: Some environmentalists claim

Answer choices

1. A

   Too Strong: cannot be increased6% picked this

   production from other energy sources cannot be increased in the near future to compensate for electricty production lost

   Roger seems to explicitly calling for other energy sources. He's saying we'll need to increase energy from new sources. If you start getting energy from solar panels, then your "production from energy sources other than hydroelectric" has been increased. Pauline seems to be assuming that energy from other sources will not go up so much that it will stabilize electricity costs, but she's not assuming that energy cannot go up from other sources.

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2. B

   Correct73% picked this

   there will be no significant decrease in demand for electricity in the region in

   Why this is right

   They are both agreeing that demand is swelling in the area. Pauline is worried that if we lose hydroelectric, the growing population/industry needs will lead to skyrocketing electricity prices. Roger is convinced that our existing supply will not suffice in the near future. Even if we keep all that hydroelectric power, we'll still need more energy (to meet growing demand, we presume). Since they're both assuming that there will be significant demand for energy in the near future, we can say they're both assuming "there will not be a significant decrease in demand.

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

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3. C

   No Support Person 210% picked this

   if the dams remain in service but do not operate at optimal capacity, electrical costs in

   We could stretch Pauline's statements to support this belief, but we have no idea what Roger thinks about .... A) consequences of dams not at optimal capacity and B) electrical costs

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4. D

   Out of Scope: beliefs of environmentalists5% picked this

   some environmentalists who advocate saving the salmon believe that that goal overrides concerns

   Neither person is weighing in on whether environmentalists believe that the goal overrides the costs of their plan. The environmentalists may be suggesting that we breach the dam (because the goal overrides the concerns about costs). Or they may just be experts when it comes to the salmon, so they're just factually stating (with sad resignation) that to save the salmon we'd need to breach the dam, even though they don't think we should actually breach the dam. Roger certainly has zero commentary on the environmentalists, so we have zero support for his beliefs about this answer choice.

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5. E

   Supported by Neither7% picked this

   finding additional energy sources will not decrease the electrical costs in

   Roger never discusses energy costs, so this answer is a non-starter. But Pauline might disagree with this; she thinks a drop in energy supply (by losing the hydroelectric energy supplied by the dam) would cause costs to go up. But she might believe that were we to find additional energy sources, the costs wouldn't go up.

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