Self-paced
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Summarize Argument
The author concludes that car insurance premiums should increase as one drives more frequently. As support, she says that the chance of being involved in an accident increases in proportion to the number of times they drive.
Notable Assumptions
The author assumes that people who drive more frequently drive with a comparable amount of skill or safety to those who drive less frequently.
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The claim in the question stem does not provide support for any other part of the argument, so it is not a premise.
b
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The claim in the question stem is the conclusion. It gets support from the final sentence in the stimulus, which is the premise; the two sentences that come before the claim in the question stem provide context.
c
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The claim in the question stem is the conclusion; it is not offered in support of any other part of the argument.
d
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The claim in the question stem does not anticipate a potential objection.
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The claim in the question stem is a conclusion, not a clarification that supports another part of the argument.