The more demand there is

Answer choices

1. A

   Too Strong: not influenced by any20% picked this

   The salability of something is not influenced by any factors other than the level of

   Although the author is saying that more demand increases salability, she hasn't committed herself to the idea that more demand is the only factor that increases salability.

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2. B

   Too Strong: all5% picked this

   All used cars that are ten years old or older are

   Even though the author is for some reason focused only on how easy it would be to sell these cars to junkyards, she hasn't committed herself to the idea that ALL used cars older than 10 years get sold to junkyards. The squishy conclusion "generally easier to sell" allows for exceptions.

   5%
3. C

   Out of Scope8% picked this

   In general, the older something is, the more difficult it is

   Out of Scope: in general Too Strong: the more X, the more Y She doesn't have to be making assumptions about how AGE relates to DEMAND when it comes to other types of commodities. Maybe when it comes to selling clothes or furniture or baseball cards or toys, the older stuff has a lot of retro, vintage value and is easier to sell.

   8%
4. D

   Out of Scope8% picked this

   When determining the selling price of cars less than ten years old, the lack of demand would not be offset

   Out of Scope: lack of supply Opposite: lack of demand Since the author is saying that there's more demand for cars less than ten years old, it doesn't seem like she mentioned or assumed anything about a lack of demand for cars less than ten years old.

   8%
5. E

   Correct59% picked this

   The salability of cars that are ten years old or older is largely a function of the level

   Why this is right

   The "largely" in this answer matches the strength of the "generally" in the conclusion. Since her conclusion is about how easy cars are to sell, and her evidence is exclusively about how easy they would be to sell to junkyards for parts, she is assuming that the primary market for these older cars is selling them to junkyards for parts. If we negate this and say, "the salability of older cars is minimally a function of how much demand there is for their parts", it would make the Evidence seem much less compelling or relevant. Since the negation weakens, the answer is correctly expressing an assumption.

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

   59%