Sufficient AssumptionDiff: Hard
Logic Breakdown
Passage Summary: Since gangs and syndicates are all about the money, and the new tech industries are where the big money is going to be, these groups are definitely going to move into those tech sectors.
Conclusion: Criminal organizations will certainly attempt to get involved in the biotechnology and information technology sectors.
Reasoning: The primary goal of most criminal groups is to make money, and these specific technological fields are predicted to be extremely profitable.
Analysis: This argument has a 'Gap' between motivation and action. Just because a group *wants* profit and an area *is* profitable doesn't mean they will successfully or even attempt to enter that area—there might be technical or legal barriers they can't cross. To make this conclusion 'properly inferred,' we need a bridge that guarantees the action. Look for a sufficient assumption that says if an area is highly profitable, criminal organizations will definitely try to get a piece of the action.
Conclusion: Criminal organizations will certainly attempt to get involved in the biotechnology and information technology sectors.
Reasoning: The primary goal of most criminal groups is to make money, and these specific technological fields are predicted to be extremely profitable.
Analysis: This argument has a 'Gap' between motivation and action. Just because a group *wants* profit and an area *is* profitable doesn't mean they will successfully or even attempt to enter that area—there might be technical or legal barriers they can't cross. To make this conclusion 'properly inferred,' we need a bridge that guarantees the action. Look for a sufficient assumption that says if an area is highly profitable, criminal organizations will definitely try to get a piece of the action.
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Unlock Full Passage12.The conclusion of the criminologist's argument is properly inferred if which one of the following is assumed?
Correct Answer
D
It supplies exactly the needed bridge: if an organization’s main purpose is profit, it will try to become increasingly involved in any technological revolution that promises enormous profits. Combined with the premises, the conclusion follows.
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