If People Buy Cars That Are More Efficient, Replace Large

question 289

Multiple Choice

If people buy cars that are more efficient, replace large appliances with energy efficient ones, unplug unused freezers and refrigerators, replace incandescent light bulbs with compact fluorescent models, and plant trees on private property and public land, then millions of tons of heat-trapping gasses will be kept out of the atmosphere, the current level of these gasses will be reduced, and the catastrophic consequences of global warming will be averted.

• A) Argument; conclusion: People buy cars ... private property and public land.
• B) Nonargument.
• C) Argument; conclusion: Millions of tons ... out of the atmosphere.
• D) Argument; conclusion: The catastrophic consequences ... will be averted.
• E) Argument; conclusion: Millions of tons of heat-trapping gasses ... will be averted.

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