If the budget does not allow

Answer choices

1. A

   Negation8% picked this

   If most of the dairies in the central valley meet federal standards for the disposal of natural wastes, it is unlikely that most of

   This negates the assumption DMS ? DWP of the argument.

   8%
2. B

   Too Weak18% picked this

   To keep all the drinking water in the district clean requires more dairy inspectors to monitor the dairies'

   The contrapositive of this relationship states that if more dairy inspectors are not hired, then not all of the drinking water in the district will be kept clean. However, the conclusion is that most of the district’s drinking water is likely to be polluted, while this would only ensure that some of the drinking water is likely to be polluted.

   18%
3. C

   Reversal3% picked this

   All of the district's drinking water is likely to become polluted only if all of the large dairies in the central valley do not

   This reverses the DWP ? DMS assumption of the argument.

   3%
4. D

   Correct64% picked this

   Most of the district's drinking water is likely to become polluted if most of the large dairies in the central valley do not meet

   Why this is right

   This bridges the gap ~DMS ? DWP between most of the large dairies in the valley not meeting federal standards and the district’s drinking water likely becoming polluted.

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

   64%
5. E

   Wrong Trigger6% picked this

   If none of the large dairies in the central valley meets federal standards for the disposal of natural wastes, most of the district's drinking

   The trigger of this relationship has not been established in the argument, since this provides a rule for the case when none of the large dairies meet federal standards. But the argument only establishes that most of the large dairies will not meet federal standards.

   6%