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Complete Question Explanation
Main Point. The correct answer choice is (B)
Despite the fact that enormous passenger planes under development will have sufficient room to
contain shops and lounges for the passengers, the author of this stimulus asserts that this extra room
will more likely be used for extra passenger space. The author bases this conclusion on the premise
that since passenger numbers are expected to triple over the next two decades, airports will be unable
to accommodate so many passengers in existing, standard sized jets.
The question that follows asks for the main conclusion of the argument. This stimulus took a fairly
standard form: background information (new passenger planes will have more room), followed by
the author’s conclusion (that this extra space will more likely be used to fly more passengers), which
is then followed by the supporting premises.
In this case, the author’s conclusion that extra space will probably be used for more seats rather than
for lounges, etc., is based on two premises which are introduced immediately after the conclusion.
First, the number of air passengers is expected to double over the next two decades, and second,
airports cannot meet the needs of that many passengers using normal-sized jets. Reorganized in a
more intuitive order, the argument breaks down as follows:
provides a pre-phrased answer.
Answer choice (A): Although this statement is accurate, it does not represent the conclusion of the
author’s argument, as discussed above.
Answer choice (B): This is the correct answer choice, which basically restates the prephrased
conclusion above.
Answer choice (C): This is one of the two premises on which the author bases the conclusion, which
is that the extra room that will be available on future passenger planes is more likely to be used for
additional seating than for shops and lounges.
Answer choice (D): Like incorrect answer choice (C), this choice provides one of the premises
provided in support of the author’s conclusion. Since this choice does not reflect the author’s
conclusion, it cannot be the right answer choice.
Answer choice (E): Not only does this answer choice fail to reflect the prephrased conclusion above,
it doesn’t even pass the Fact Test. Since the author does not make any reference to whether or not
the majority of passengers will be flying in gigantic planes, this choice is not confirmed by the
information provided in the passage, and it certainly cannot reflect the main point of the argument.
Main Point. The correct answer choice is (B)
Despite the fact that enormous passenger planes under development will have sufficient room to
contain shops and lounges for the passengers, the author of this stimulus asserts that this extra room
will more likely be used for extra passenger space. The author bases this conclusion on the premise
that since passenger numbers are expected to triple over the next two decades, airports will be unable
to accommodate so many passengers in existing, standard sized jets.
The question that follows asks for the main conclusion of the argument. This stimulus took a fairly
standard form: background information (new passenger planes will have more room), followed by
the author’s conclusion (that this extra space will more likely be used to fly more passengers), which
is then followed by the supporting premises.
In this case, the author’s conclusion that extra space will probably be used for more seats rather than
for lounges, etc., is based on two premises which are introduced immediately after the conclusion.
First, the number of air passengers is expected to double over the next two decades, and second,
airports cannot meet the needs of that many passengers using normal-sized jets. Reorganized in a
more intuitive order, the argument breaks down as follows:
- Premise: The number of air travelers is expected to double over the next 20 years.
Premise: Airports will not be able to accommodate that many passengers using
standard-sized jet planes.
Conclusion: The extra space that will be available in the gigantic planes under development
is more likely to be used for extra passenger seating than for shops and
lounges.
provides a pre-phrased answer.
Answer choice (A): Although this statement is accurate, it does not represent the conclusion of the
author’s argument, as discussed above.
Answer choice (B): This is the correct answer choice, which basically restates the prephrased
conclusion above.
Answer choice (C): This is one of the two premises on which the author bases the conclusion, which
is that the extra room that will be available on future passenger planes is more likely to be used for
additional seating than for shops and lounges.
Answer choice (D): Like incorrect answer choice (C), this choice provides one of the premises
provided in support of the author’s conclusion. Since this choice does not reflect the author’s
conclusion, it cannot be the right answer choice.
Answer choice (E): Not only does this answer choice fail to reflect the prephrased conclusion above,
it doesn’t even pass the Fact Test. Since the author does not make any reference to whether or not
the majority of passengers will be flying in gigantic planes, this choice is not confirmed by the
information provided in the passage, and it certainly cannot reflect the main point of the argument.