Fertilizer Runoff from a Plant Just Upriver of Your City

question 37

Multiple Choice

Fertilizer runoff from a plant just upriver of your city creates an algae bloom that affects the drinking water available to residents. This example shows that environmental problems can be ______.

• A) local
• B) regional
• C) national
• D) international

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Definitions:

Enthymeme

A rhetorical argument that omits a premise or conclusion, assuming it to be obvious to the audience.

Missing Premise

An implicit assumption or statement that is not explicitly stated but necessary for an argument to hold.

Enthymeme

An argument in which one premise is not explicitly stated, often used in persuasive speech and writing.

Missing Premise

An implicit assumption or statement required to make an argument logically sound but is not explicitly stated.