In the following sentences, one statement is the conclusion of an argument, and the other statements are premise. Identify the conclusion.
a)Our schools msut spend time dealing with such social problems as substance abuse and teenage pregnancy, which Japanese schools are not expected to do.
b)U.S schools are not entirely to blame for the lower achievement of their students compared with the skills of Japanese Students.
c)Many U.S. teenagers cut back on their study time by taking a part time job, which is virtually unheard of in Japan.
d)Many U.S. parents work full-time and leave homework decisions to their children, whereas Japanese mothers make sure their children study several hours each night.
In the following sentences, one statement is the conclusion of an argument, and the other statements are premise. Identify the conclusion.
a)One researcher found that bureaucrate perform at a higher intellectual level than nonbureaucrats.
b)The impersonality of bureaucracy means equal treatment for all who seek benefits
c)Despite the popular idea of bureaucracies as places where workers are unthinking and nothing gets done, bureaucracies are not all bad
d)Buraucractic "red tape" may call attention to an undesirable community project so that people can take steps to oppose it.