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#6 - Citizen: Our government has a large budget surplus

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-  Wed Jan 04, 2017 2:09 pm #31757
Please post below with any questions!
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-  Tue Jun 24, 2025 10:28 pm #113318
I chose B as my answer choice. Is that correct?
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-  Wed Jun 25, 2025 3:19 pm #113330
Hi brownac,

Yes, Answer B is correct.

The conclusion of the argument is the second sentence, "This makes no sense." The word "this" refers to the idea mentioned in the first sentence in the argument, specifically the government leaders' idea of using the budget surplus to pay down the national debt.

Answer B restates the conclusion of the argument by describing the idea from the first sentence with the main point that this idea makes no sense.

This argument follows a typical pattern often found in the logical reasoning section in which one view/argument is presented, and then the conclusion disagrees with that viewpoint/argument.
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