Critical Reasoning (CR) | Re: When limitations were in effect on nuclear-arms testing, people tended

Conclusion - Perceived threat (increase in nuclear arms testing) causes decreases saving money and increases currentconsumption.
Type - Assumption

(A) the perceived threat of nuclear catastrophe has increased over theyears - This answers the question that the amount of testing has increased or the limitations on testing have been lifted, but doesn't answer the question, i.e., does it lead to decrease in people saving money.Drop

(B) most people supported the development of nucleararms - Again doesn't explain how testing/perception of threat leads to saving lessmoney. Drop

(C) people’s perception of the threat of nuclear catastrophe depends on the amount of nuclear-arms testing beingdone. This explains how amount of testing and perception of catastrophe are interlinked.Keep

(D) the people who saved the most money when nuclear -arms testing was limited were the ones who supported such limitations. Who benefitted the most from the legislation? What's their stance on nuclear
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Statistics : Posted by stackskillz • on 21 Oct 2012, 15:25 • Replies 13 • Views 30969

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