PrepTest 125

Incorrect. The stimulus establishes that countries aren't going to address pollution because it'll hurt their economy (unless everyone else does it, as well). Therefore, this answer cuts against the argument, it doesn't align with it, in stating that the countries would put less emphasis on pollution than economics.

Incorrect. Bringing up corporations to complete an argument that doesn't mention means this answer is almost certainly out of scope. The stimulus doesn't establish that governments won't address pollution, just that they won't do it without other governments addressing it, as well. As such, the argument doesn't require that corporations step in to limit pollution.

Correct. Argument or Facts:
Facts

Question Type:
Argument Completion

Stimulus Summary:
Stop CO2 buildup → Reducing fossil fuels
Country restricting fossil fuels → Reduce GNP
Countries won't do this alone
Therefore, CO2 will keep building up unless __________.

Answer Anticipation:
This stimulus has a ton of conditional logic, but it doesn't neatly chain together in that the terms are related but not exact. However, we still need to track through that logic in order to see what requirement is being set up in the conclusion to address CO2 buildup and the catastrophic consequences that will follow.

The premises establish that stopping CO2 buildup requires the reduction of fossil fuels, which will hurt a country's GDP. This is something that no country would do without other countries doing, as well. So the premises establish coordinated effort in order to address the CO2 buildup, and therefore that's what we should look for in the answer choices.

Answer Explanation:
This answer establishes coordinated effort between the various world governments. That's what's required in the premises to bring about the necessary changes, so this is the correct answer.

Key Takeaway:
Remember what question type you're in when you're using conditional logic to help you understand and anticipate an answer. Here, there was going to be an answer that completed the argument based on the premises provided. As such, worrying about each and every term and how they overlapped with each other wasn't too valuable, as the argument itself viewed them as sufficient to lead to the correct answer. There's no assumption that you're supposed to identify or address here, so focus on how the argument flows and work from there.

Incorrect. Trust isn't mentioned in the stimulus, so this answer is out of scope.

Incorrect. This answer is too extreme. While there does need to be coordinated effort to address climate change according to the premises, there's no need to go a step further and establish a single world government.