Would it be right for the government to abandon efforts to determine at what levels to allow toxic substances in our ...
hfatima1April 23, 2020
Strategy
I thought one of the two components of main idea strategy was that these questions was that it must-be true which should be reflected somewhere in the passage and not be inferred?
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You are correct that the answer must be true and that it must be reflected somewhere in the passage. However, an inference does have to be made for this particular question. This does not contradict the two components you mentioned, because a proper inference is something that must be true. The conclusion is not explicitly written, but we can figure it out. Consider the first two sentences, as they give us sufficient and necessary conditions. This is the heart of the argument. (If you are approaching the lessons in order, you may not be familiar with this concept yet. You can come back to this question later if you need to.)
If it is right for the government to abandon efforts (GAE), then the acceptable level is zero (ALZ). GAE ---> ALZ Therefore, if the acceptable level is not zero, then it would not be right for the government to abandon efforts. not ALZ ---> no GAE
The author then proceeds to explain why the acceptable toxin level cannot be zero. According to the author's logic, we can now identify the conclusion. It would not be right for the government to abandon these efforts, which is best expressed by A.
This is an unusual question, in that we can't point out the conclusion within the passage. However, it comes from the "only if" statement in the second sentence, which gives us the support we need to choose A.
