Critical Reasoning (CR) | Re: Delta Products Inc. has recently switched at least partly from older

Delta Products Inc. has recently switched at least partly from older technologies using fossil fuels to new technologies powered byelectricity. The question has been raised whether it can be concluded that for a given level of output Delta's operation now causes less fossil fuel to be consumed than it didformerly. The answer, clearly, is yes, since the amount of fossil fuel used to generate the electricity needed to power the new technologies is less than the amount needed to power the older technologies, provided level of output is held constant

In the argument given, the two boldfaced portions play which of the following roles?

(A) The first identifies the content of the conclusion of the argument; the second provides support for that conclusion.
(B) The first provides support for the conclusion of the argument; the second identifies the content of that conclusion.
(C) The first states the conclusion of the argument; the second calls that conclusion into question.
(D)
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Statistics : Posted by KarishmaB • on 19 Aug 2009, 14:08 • Replies 33 • Views 86625

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