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Using fossil energy more efficiently is in the interest of the nation and the global environment, but major improvements are unlikely unless proposed government standards are implemented to eliminate products or practices that are among the least efficient in their class.
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Summarize Argument
We don’t actually get an argument here, just some claims and an objection, which we need to weaken. The objection says that energy use should be decided by the market, not government regulation. Why? No clue—there’s no support provided for this claim, which is why it isn’t an argument.
It may be tempting to see the claim that efficient use of fossil energy is a key priority as support, but just because the objection doesn’t explicitly reject that claim, doesn’t mean it agrees or takes it as support.
Notable Assumptions
The objection is based on an assumption that there’s some reason that the market is better-placed to make decisions on energy use compared to the government. This is an assumption because the objection is presented without support.
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b
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c
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e
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