revenues stayed the same since the laws limiting tobacco sales were put into
effect. The correct answer will provide a piece of information that explains
how the government ended up making more money, despite the ban.
Choice A: If the government ran advertisements, then it spent money,
meaning its net revenue would have been even less. You want to explain
why the revenue went up. Choice A is incorrect.
Choice B: How members of the legislature felt about the law would not
affect the government’s net revenues. Choice B is incorrect.
Choice C: People’s awareness of the health risks of tobacco is irrelevant.
Choice C is incorrect.
Choice D: If tobacco use went down, then there were probably fewer
tobacco-related illnesses. Fewer tobacco-related illnesses would result in an
overall decline in the country’s health care expenditures. If all health care
in the country is government funded, then Bunrose’s loss in tobacco-related
revenue would be offset by the decrease in its health care expenses. Choice
D explains the discrepancy.
Choice E: If consumers spent the money they saved on private goods, then
that money was not going back to the government. Thus no information is
given about how the government could have recouped the money it lost by
limiting tobacco sales. Choice E is incorrect.- C This is a detail question. To answer the question, find textual evidence that
explains the “amusement and scorn.” The evidence is in paragraph two. At the
end of the paragraph, the author explains why the “entrenched methodologies”
explain the resistance. The reason given is that the thinkers of a field will be
“unfamiliar with” the new tools and concepts needed to achieve consilience.
The correct answer is thus C.
Choice A: A contradicts information in the passage. You are told that “most
scientists agree with Wilson’s basic premise.”
Choice B: B is not supported by the passage.
Choice D: D is not supported by the passage.
Choice E: E is not supported by the passage. - Sentence 2 The first sentence explains what consilience is, not why Wilson
believed it. In the second sentence, the author provides an explanation for
Wilson’s belief, that is, the reducibility of all the sciences. - B To answer an inference question, you must draw a conclusion from text
in the passage. The passage tells you that scientists are reluctant to accept
approaches toward consilience because they are “unfamiliar” with the tools
necessary to achieve it. Thus it can be concluded that if they were familiar with
the tools, they would be more likely to accept consilience. - A and D The contrast signal though indicates that the effect of the business
plan on the short-term goals of the coffee shop contrasts with the effect on
the long-term goals. Since you are told that the plan will “undermine” the
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