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Which of the following provides the best completion of the passage below? Our country’s agricultural policy emphasizes that our lands should be utilized for their most economically beneficial purposes. While crop insurance aids farmers in avoiding financial ruin during years of crop failure due to adverse weather, over time, such insurance creates a disincentive for farmers to cultivate their land effectively. Therefore, ________.

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the crop insurance program ultimately leads to financial losses for farmers

our country’s agricultural policy needs to be revised to include crop insurance

farmers ought to focus on maximizing the productivity of their fields

in the long run, farmers would manage their farms more successfully without insurance

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the existing crop insurance program contradicts our country’s agricultural policy

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To determine the best completion of the passage, we need to analyze the context provided. The passage discusses how agricultural policy aims for economic productivity and mentions that while crop insurance helps in the short term, it discourages productive farming in the long term. The conclusion should logically follow from this premise. Option (D) states that 'in…

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What this question tests

What it tests

Whether you can complete the last sentence of an argument in a way that is logically consistent with it.

Common trap

Choosing an option that sounds plausible but contradicts the argument or introduces new information.