Question

5) Several energy alternative research programs have recently suffered a variety of setbacks, particularly among larger scale research programs.
Those larger scale failures also tend to involve a greater financial loss. Therefore, larger scale research programs should be phased out in favor
of multiple smaller ones.
Which one of the following, if true, provides the most support for the reasoning above?
A) Larger scale energy research programs are more likely to uncover a relevant breakthrough, while smaller projects can
investigate more aspects of energy generation and storage, though less thoroughly
B) It is just as easy to adjust, and even abandon small programs as it is with large ones.
C) The cost of starting a new energy research program increases every year.
D) Project planners tend to favor work on smaller programs rather than larger ones.
E) Larger scale energy research programs are more likely to fail and so correspondingly involve greater financial risk than a
comparably scaled collection of smaller programs.​

Answer 1

Answer:

To know what supports the reasoning above, we must find out what flaws the larger scale research programs and elevates the smaller ones.

Premise: Several energy alternative research programs have suffered a variety of setbacks and also tends to involve a greater financial loss.

Conclusion: Larger scale research programs should be phrase out in favor of multiple smaller ones.

OPTION A - INCORRECT

This option still recommends the use of large scale energy research programs. This doesn't support the reasoning that recommends the use of multiple smaller ones.

OPTION B - INCORRECT

This gives a reason to continue using the larger scale research programs and not the smaller ones.

OPTION C - INCORRECT

This isn't in favor of starting a smaller scale research programs.

OPTION D - INCORRECT

It doesn't matter who the project planners favor between the larger programs and the smaller ones. The argument is more concerned about what supports the use of multiple smaller research programs.

OPTION E - CORRECT

This shows support by not just flawing the use of the larger scale research programs but prefers the use of the smaller ones.

Answer 2

Explanation:

Among the five options or statements given in question statement, only last option which is E is correct. This is only correct because a large scale project involve more variables to deal so there are more chances of its failure or getting surprises in the way when compared to a smaller project. It is therefore important to go into more details when dealing a large project and to break it into smaller milestones