​Earlier Attempts to Build Offshore Windfarms Ran into Roadblocks

question 22

Multiple Choice

​Earlier attempts to build offshore windfarms ran into roadblocks. They included high costs and murky rules about the use of the sea floor. People who did not want their ocean views marked by machinery opposed them. But offshore wind may now be on the verge of rapid growth. Such a step will be vital for a future based on renewable energy. Newspaper clipping.

• A) Argument; conclusion: People who did not want … opposed them.
• B) Argument; conclusion: Such a step … renewable energy.
• C) Argument; conclusion: Earlier attempts … roadblocks.
• D) Argument; conclusion: But offshore wind … rapid growth.
• E) Nonargument.

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