Must be TrueDiff: Easy
Logic Breakdown
Passage Summary: Air pollution is up even though new rules were supposed to make it go down if companies actually followed them.
Reasoning: Sulfur dioxide levels are higher now than ten years ago, despite stricter regulations that would have caused a decrease if they had been followed.
Analysis: We are dealing with a straightforward conditional relationship here. The stimulus tells us that following the rules guarantees a decrease in sulfur dioxide. Since we are told the levels actually increased, the rules must not have been followed. Look for an answer that confirms the failure of power plants to comply with the ten-year-old regulations.
Reasoning: Sulfur dioxide levels are higher now than ten years ago, despite stricter regulations that would have caused a decrease if they had been followed.
Analysis: We are dealing with a straightforward conditional relationship here. The stimulus tells us that following the rules guarantees a decrease in sulfur dioxide. Since we are told the levels actually increased, the rules must not have been followed. Look for an answer that confirms the failure of power plants to comply with the ten-year-old regulations.
Passage Stimulus
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Unlock Full Passage3.Which one of the following can be properly inferred from the statements above?
Correct Answer
B
By contrapositive: If the regulations had been followed, SO2 would have decreased; since SO2 did not decrease (it increased), the regulations were not followed—i.e., there were violations.
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