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CR · Critical Reasoning
505-555
Complete the Passage
Which of the following, if true, most logically completes the senator's argument?
Senator: Although the volume of American products exported to Canada increased by 150% in the year following the reduction of tariffs on trade between the two nations, it does not necessarily mean that the tariff reduction caused this increase, because __________.
Senator: Although the volume of American products exported to Canada increased by 150% in the year following the reduction of tariffs on trade between the two nations, it does not necessarily mean that the tariff reduction caused this increase, because __________.
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the majority of the increase in exports was due to American companies sending components to their new factories in Canada for assembly and then re-importing the finished products
B
many American manufacturers faced stiff competition from Canadian companies that had been producing similar products for years
C
advertising to a new demographic is most effective when it is tailored specifically to that group, but creating such targeted campaigns can take more than a year
D
the volume of Canadian goods imported into the United States remained unchanged from previous years
E
there was no notable change in the unemployment rates in either country during that year
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AyushiFeb 8, 2025
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