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ID: GMAT-CR-8
Section: Verbal Reasoning - Critical Reasoning
Topic: Boldface
Difficulty level: Easy

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The salaries of the professors at XYZ University change proportionally with changes in the revenue earned by the university from student tuition. The government has passed a law this year that forbids universities from increasing tuition fees for the next five years. At the same time, there are credible reports that the number of student enrolments at XYZ University will be lower next year than the number this year. Therefore, the professors at XYZ University should expect their salaries next year to be less than the salaries this year.

In the argument given, the two portions in boldface play which of the following roles?

AThe first is the only premise that supports the explicit conclusion of the argument; the second is that explicit conclusion.
BThe first is a conclusion that is supported by the argument, but it is not the argument’s main conclusion; the second is the main conclusion of the argument.
CThe first is a premise supporting the argument's main conclusion; the second is a conclusion for which support is provided but is not the argument's main conclusion.
DThe first is a statement that provides background information to provide the context of the argument; the second is the only explicit conclusion of the argument.
EThe first is a premise supporting a conclusion that is implied by the argument; the second is the only explicit conclusion of the argument.

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