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Find the assumption that, if added, guarantees the conclusion follows.
Answers that only partly bridge the gap, leaving the conclusion unproven.
Identify the new term in the conclusion and pick the choice that links it to the evidence.
The conclusion drawn by the economist is properly inferred if which one of the following is assumed?
Either total government spending will
Why this is right
Answer A is correct.
Skill tested: Sufficient Assumption · how this choice captures the argument's function is the move to repeat next time.
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Government officials are currently implementing
Since this doesn't tell us whether spending will go up or down, it doesn't do the job we need it to do.
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If there is a significantly
Since this doesn't tell us whether spending will gone up or down, it doesn't do the job we need it to do.
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A significant increase in total
Since this doesn't tell us whether spending will go up or down, it doesn't do the job we need it to do.
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If the economy is not
Since this doesn't tell us whether spending will go up or down, it doesn't do the job we need it to do.
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