Role in ArgumentDiff: Medium
Logic Breakdown
Passage Summary: Right now, satellites are fine, but things are going to get dangerous. If even one crash happens, it will create a mess of junk that causes even more crashes, eventually filling orbit with trash.
Conclusion: The risk of satellite collisions is expected to rise significantly in the future.
Reasoning: A single collision will trigger a cascade of fragments and further crashes, cluttering space with dangerous debris.
Analysis: The statement in question is the main conclusion of the argument. You can tell because the phrase 'After all' immediately follows it, signaling that the subsequent sentences are premises intended to prove the claim about increased risk. The argument moves from a prediction (the conclusion) to a causal explanation of how that prediction will come true (the chain reaction of debris). Your task is simply to identify this structural hierarchy.
Conclusion: The risk of satellite collisions is expected to rise significantly in the future.
Reasoning: A single collision will trigger a cascade of fragments and further crashes, cluttering space with dangerous debris.
Analysis: The statement in question is the main conclusion of the argument. You can tell because the phrase 'After all' immediately follows it, signaling that the subsequent sentences are premises intended to prove the claim about increased risk. The argument moves from a prediction (the conclusion) to a causal explanation of how that prediction will come true (the chain reaction of debris). Your task is simply to identify this structural hierarchy.
Passage Stimulus
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Unlock Full Passage14.Which one of the following most accurately describes the role played in the argument by the claim that the risk of a satellite orbiting Earth colliding with other satellites or satellite fragments is likely to increase dramatically in the future?
Correct Answer
D
The statement that future collision risk is likely to increase dramatically is the argument’s main conclusion, supported by the debris-cascade explanation introduced by “After all.”
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