Let us break down the argument to understand it in a betterway:
Sue : Commercial flights currently contribute more carbon dioxide to the atmosphere in one year than does the whole of Africa. If we want to reduce global warming we need to restrict the number of flights wetake.
Dave : Did you know that by taking one inter-continental flight you cause more pollution than you would in twelve months of cartravel?
(A) reinforce Sue’s contention that flights are a major contributor to increased carbon dioxidelevels. -Incorrect
Sue : Commercial flights currently contribute more carbon dioxide to the atmosphere in one year than does the whole of Africa. If we want to reduce global warming we need to restrict the number of flights wetake.
- She is talking above the increased levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere in one year caused by the commercialflights.
- She says that to reduce global warming, we need to restrict the number of flights wetake.
Dave : Did you know that by taking one inter-continental flight you cause more pollution than you would in twelve months of cartravel?
- Dave is asking Sue whether she is aware of the fact that by taking one inter-continental flight one causes more pollution than would be caused in 12 months of cartravel.
(A) reinforce Sue’s contention that flights are a major contributor to increased carbon dioxidelevels. -Incorrect
- Dave does not point to othercontributors.
- Hence, we cannot say that Dave
...Statistics : Posted by RutujaDeshmukh19 • on 04 Jul 2014, 23:10 • Replies 5 • Views 21298
