Several of a certain bank`s top executives have recently been purchasing shares in their own bank. This activity has occasioned some surprise, since it is widely believed that the bank, carrying a large number of bad loans, is on the brink of collapse. Since the executives are well placed to know the bank`s true condition, it might seem that their share purchases show that the danger of collapse is exaggerated. However, the available information about the bank`s condition is from reliable and informed sources, and corporate executives do sometimes buy shares in their own company in a calculated attempt to calm worries about their company`s condition. On balance, therefore, it is likely that the executives of the bank are following this example.
In the argument given, the two boldfaced portions play which of the following roles?
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AThe first describes the circumstance the explanation of which is the issue that the argument addresses; the second states the main conclusion of the argument.
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BThe first describes the circumstance the explanation of which is the issue that the argument addresses; the second states a conclusion that is drawn in order to support the main conclusion of the argument.
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CThe first provides evidence to defend the position that the argument seeks to establish against opposing positions; the second states the main conclusion of the argument.
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DThe first provides evidence to support the position that the argument seeks to establish; the second states a conclusion that is drawn in order to support the argument`s main conclusion.
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EEach provides evidence to support the position that the argument seeks to establish.
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正确答案: A