Critical Reasoning (CR) | In the past decade, floods along certain coastal regions of the Unite

­To strengthen the argument that property damage caused by coastal storms is likely to increase significantly in the next decade, we need to find a statement that provides additional support for this prediction based on the premises given in the passage.

Let's analyze each option:

A. Severe storms that cause flooding in the coastal regions usually occur in thespringtime.

This statement provides information about the timing of the storms but does not directly strengthen the prediction about increased property damage and costs in the nextdecade.


B. Regional economic trends are attracting increasing numbers of people into these coastalregions.

This suggests a potential increase in population density in coastal regions, leading to more properties at risk from coastal storms. This could result in higher property damage and costs, thus strengthening the argument.


C. Although storms are likely to increase in frequency over the next decade, the severity of storms is not
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Statistics : Posted by Gemmie • on 03 Aug 2023, 12:00 • Replies 4 • Views 5096

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