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problem · Too much firefighting can be bad for forests

Forest ecosystems depend on wildfires

Example · of forest dependence on wildfires

In ancient ponderosa forests, frequent small wildfires prevented large wildfires

Explain problem · Fighting small wildfires results in larger, more-damaging fires

Impacts of problem · on wildlife, mature trees, and topsoil

Emphasize problem · Ponderosa and other forests at risk of large fires

Proposed solution · Adapt land management policies

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Details of solution · Selective harvesting and prescribed fires

Selective harvesting creates conditions for small fires, which are permitted/scheduled as prescribed fires

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Implications of solution · Wildfires will be more manageable and less damaging

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Problem-analysis

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Purpose of passage

In a Problem-Analysis passage, if the author proposes a solution to a problem, the primary purpose of the passage is to propose that solution. Here, the author proposes a solution to the problem of controlling fires through too much fire-fighting. The author recommends a fire management system that involves intentional lighting of controlled fires and allowing certain fires from lightning to continue burning.

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The purpose isn’t to identify what’s keeping us from enacting a policy change. The purpose is to advocate for a particular policy change.

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This doesn’t capture the author’s purpose of advocating for a change to our fire-fighting policies.

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This doesn’t capture the author’s purpose of advocating for a change to our fire-fighting policies. The primary purpose isn’t about asking for more money.

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This best captures the primary purpose, which is to propose a new way of managing fire-fighting. The new method of managing fires is the “fundamental policy change.” The evidence that the current policy has created undesirable conditions refers to the evidence that too much firefighting can lead to large fires and devastation.

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This doesn’t capture the author’s purpose of advocating for a change to our fire-fighting policies. The purpose isn’t about showing two goals are compatible; it’s about advocating for a particular way of fighting fires.

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