Q1 - Economist: Every business strives

by **dan** Fri Dec 31, 1999 8:00 pm

1. (B)
Question Type: Analyze Argument Structure
As is typical of many questions that ask you to identify the main conclusion, this argument starts off with opposing points (points that run counter to the main conclusion), and then pivots on the word "but," which introduces the main conclusion. Answer (B) expresses the main conclusion using slightly different words. The last sentence of the argument provides support for this main conclusion (it is a supporting premise).

(A) is an overgeneralization that goes beyond the conclusion made in the argument.
(C) is out of scope. Employee ownership is not discussed in the argument, and thus cannot be the conclusion drawn by the author.
(D) is true according to the passage, but this information is given as background information, not the main conclusion.
(E) is also true according to the passage, but this statement is used as a supporting premise, not as the main conclusion.
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