Reading Comprehension: Structure Questions
The third paragraph performs which of the following functions in the passage?
Incorrect.
[[snippet]]It is illogical to claim a paragraph refutes a claim that is in the following paragraph since readers will read the refuting of the argument before they read the argument itself. This cannot be the function of the third paragraph.
Incorrect.
[[snippet]]This answer choice is very unlikely to be the correct answer to ANY Structure qustion on the GMAT. The starting point in Reading Comprehension is that all passages were written by expert authors. Therefore, there is no need to establish authors' knowledgeability or authority, and it's not something that passages or paragraphs attempt to do.
Correct.
[[snippet]]The first paragraph states that:
However, recent developments have started a debate that questions the endangered status of the rainforests.
The third paragraph presents the side of those scientists who believe that new forests can supplement rainforests.
Incorrect.
[[snippet]]Our Initial Reading should reveal that the phenomenon described in the second paragraph is photosynthesis, which is not mentioned in the third paragraph at all.
Incorrect.
[[snippet]]The words "some scientists believe" imply that not all scientists believe in the benefits of the new forests. In the first sentence of the fourth paragraph we also read that Not all scientists agree that the “secondary” forests are a perfect solution.
