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{
"instruction": "In the following, you will see an argument and 2 premises, where Premise 1 weakens the Argument. Please modify the Statements in the Argument until Premise 2 weakens the Argument instead, while Premise 1 fails to weakens the Argument. Note that no additional statement should be added. ",
"input": "Argument: Statement1: To reduce waste of raw materials, the government of sperland is considering requiring household appliances to be broken down for salvage when discarded. Imposing the fee at the time of salvage would reduce waste more effectively, however, because consumers tend to keep old appliances longer if they are faced with a fee for discarding them. Statement2: To cover the cost of salvage, the government is planning to charge a fee, which would be imposed when the appliance is first sold.\nPremise1: Increasing the cost of disposing of an appliance properly increases the incentive to dispose of it improperly.\nPremise2: Many nonfunctioning appliances that are currently discarded could be repaired at relatively little expense.\n\nPlease write the modified argument below: ",
"output": "Statement1: To reduce waste of raw materials, the government of sperland is considering requiring household appliances to be broken down for salvage when discarded. Imposing the fee at the time of salvage won't reduce waste more effectively, however, because if customers tend to keep old appliances longer they are faced with a higher cost of repairs. Statement2: To cover the cost of salvage, the government is planning to charge a fee, which would be imposed when the appliance is first sold.",
"qtype": 3,
"id_string": "train_4333",
"input_info": {
"Q": "Which of the following, if true, most seriously weakens the argument?",
"Om": "Premise2: Many nonfunctioning appliances that are currently discarded could be repaired at relatively little expense.",
"O": "Premise1: Increasing the cost of disposing of an appliance properly increases the incentive to dispose of it improperly.",
"P": "Statement1: To reduce waste of raw materials, the government of sperland is considering requiring household appliances to be broken down for salvage when discarded. Imposing the fee at the time of salvage would reduce waste more effectively, however, because consumers tend to keep old appliances longer if they are faced with a fee for discarding them. Statement2: To cover the cost of salvage, the government is planning to charge a fee, which would be imposed when the appliance is first sold."
}
},
{
"instruction": "In the following, you will see an argument and 2 premises, where Premise 1 weakens the Argument. Please modify the Statements in the Argument until Premise 2 weakens the Argument instead, while Premise 1 fails to weakens the Argument. Note that no additional statement should be added. ",
"input": "Argument: Statement1: Recent unexpectedly heavy rainfalls in the metropolitan area have filled the reservoirs and streams ; water rationing, therefore, will not be necessary this summer.\nPremise1: The water company's capacity to pump water to customers has not kept up with the increased demand created by population growth in the metropolitan area.\nPremise2: In most years the city receives less total precipitation in the summer than it receives in any other season.\n\nPlease write the modified argument below: ",
"output": "Statement1: Recent unexpectedly heavy rainfalls in the metropolitan area have filled the reservoirs and streams ; total precipitation this summer, therefore, must be the most this year.",
"qtype": 3,
"id_string": "train_3402",
"input_info": {
"Q": "Which one of the following, if true, most undermines the author's prediction?",
"Om": "Premise2: In most years the city receives less total precipitation in the summer than it receives in any other season.",
"O": "Premise1: The water company's capacity to pump water to customers has not kept up with the increased demand created by population growth in the metropolitan area.",
"P": "Statement1: Recent unexpectedly heavy rainfalls in the metropolitan area have filled the reservoirs and streams ; water rationing, therefore, will not be necessary this summer."
}
},
{
"instruction": "In the following, you will see an argument and 2 premises, where Premise 1 provides a necessary assumption to the Argument. Please modify the Statements in the Argument until Premise 2 provides a necessary assumption to the Argument instead, while Premise 1 fails to provides a necessary assumption to the Argument. Note that no additional statement should be added. ",
"input": "Argument: Statement1: Anthropologist : it was formerly believed that prehistoric homo sapiens ancestors of contemporary humans interbred with neanderthals, but dna testing of a neanderthal's remains indicates that this is not the case. Statement2: The dna of contemporary humans is significantly different from that of the neanderthal.\nPremise1: The dna of prehistoric homo sapiens ancestors of contemporary humans was not significantly more similar to that of neanderthals than is the dna of contemporary humans.\nPremise2: Any similarity in the dna of two species must be the result of interbreeding.\n\nPlease write the modified argument below: ",
"output": "Statement1: Anthropologist : it was formerly believed that prehistoric homo sapiens ancestors of contemporary humans and neanderthals are the result of interbreeding, but dna testing of a neanderthal's remains indicates that this is not the case. Statement2: The dna of homo sapiens ancestors is significantly different from that of the neanderthal.",
"qtype": 0,
"id_string": "train_3412",
"input_info": {
"Q": "Which one of the following is an assumption required by the anthropologist's argument?",
"Om": "Premise2: Any similarity in the dna of two species must be the result of interbreeding.",
"O": "Premise1: The dna of prehistoric homo sapiens ancestors of contemporary humans was not significantly more similar to that of neanderthals than is the dna of contemporary humans.",
"P": "Statement1: Anthropologist : it was formerly believed that prehistoric homo sapiens ancestors of contemporary humans interbred with neanderthals, but dna testing of a neanderthal's remains indicates that this is not the case. Statement2: The dna of contemporary humans is significantly different from that of the neanderthal."
}
},
{
"instruction": "In the following, you will see an argument and 2 premises, where Premise 1 weakens the Argument. Please modify the Statements in the Argument until Premise 2 weakens the Argument instead, while Premise 1 fails to weakens the Argument. Note that no additional statement should be added. ",
"input": "Argument: Statement1: Detective : laser-printer drums are easily damaged, and any nick in a drum will produce a blemish of similar dimensions on each page produced by that printer. Statement2: So in matching a blemish on a page with a nick on a drum, we can reliably trace a suspicious laser-printed document to the precise printer on which it was produced.\nPremise1: The manufacturing process often produces the same nick on several drums.\nPremise2: Drum nicks are usually so small that it requires skill to accurately determine their size and shape.\n\nPlease write the modified argument below: ",
"output": "Statement1: Detective : laser-printer drums are easily damaged, and any nick in a drum will produce a blemish of similar dimensions on each page produced by that printer. Statement2: So in matching a blemish on a page with a nick on a drum, we can easily trace a suspicious laser-printed document to the precise printer on which it was produced.",
"qtype": 3,
"id_string": "train_10",
"input_info": {
"Q": "Which one of the following, if true, most weakens the detective's argument?",
"Om": "Premise2: Drum nicks are usually so small that it requires skill to accurately determine their size and shape.",
"O": "Premise1: The manufacturing process often produces the same nick on several drums.",
"P": "Statement1: Detective : laser-printer drums are easily damaged, and any nick in a drum will produce a blemish of similar dimensions on each page produced by that printer. Statement2: So in matching a blemish on a page with a nick on a drum, we can reliably trace a suspicious laser-printed document to the precise printer on which it was produced."
}
},
{
"instruction": "In the following, you will see an argument and 2 premises, where Premise 1 provides a necessary assumption to the Argument. Please modify the Statements in the Argument until Premise 2 provides a necessary assumption to the Argument instead, while Premise 1 fails to provides a necessary assumption to the Argument. Note that no additional statement should be added. ",
"input": "Argument: Statement1: For the past 13 years, high school guidance counselors nationwide have implemented an aggressive program to convince high school students to select careers requiring college degrees. The government reported that the percentage of last year's high school graduates who went on to college was 15 percent greater than the percentage of those who graduated 10 years ago and did so. Statement2: The counselors concluded from this report that the program had been successful.\nPremise1: Many of last year's graduates who went on to college did so in order to prepare for careers requiring college degrees.\nPremise2: Some of the graduates who went on to college never received guidance from a high school counselor.\n\nPlease write the modified argument below: ",
"output": "Statement1: For the past 13 years, high school guidance counselors nationwide have implemented an aggressive program to convince high school students to attend college. The government reported that the percentage of last year's high school graduates who went on to college was 15 percent greater than the percentage of those who graduated 10 years ago and did so. Statement3: But the counselors concluded from this report that the program doesn't take much effect.",
"qtype": 0,
"id_string": "train_4205",
"input_info": {
"Q": "The guidance counselors'reasoning depends on which one of the following assumptions about high school graduates?",
"Om": "Premise2: Some of the graduates who went on to college never received guidance from a high school counselor.",
"O": "Premise1: Many of last year's graduates who went on to college did so in order to prepare for careers requiring college degrees.",
"P": "Statement1: For the past 13 years, high school guidance counselors nationwide have implemented an aggressive program to convince high school students to select careers requiring college degrees. The government reported that the percentage of last year's high school graduates who went on to college was 15 percent greater than the percentage of those who graduated 10 years ago and did so. Statement2: The counselors concluded from this report that the program had been successful."
}
},
{
"instruction": "In the following, you will see an argument and 2 premises, where Premise 1 provides a necessary assumption to the Argument. Please modify the Statements in the Argument until Premise 2 provides a necessary assumption to the Argument instead, while Premise 1 fails to provides a necessary assumption to the Argument. Note that no additional statement should be added. ",
"input": "Argument: Statement1: Due to the profitable but unlawful practice of selling elephant tusks, elephants have been hunted to near extinction by unlicensed poachers. Statement2: Therefore, an efficient way to prevent the hunting of elephants would be to file down the tusks from time to time, thus removing any incentive for hunting elephants.\nPremise1: Elephants are only valued by poachers for their tusks.\nPremise2: The demand for elephant tusks will decrease as supply dwindles.\n\nPlease write the modified argument below: ",
"output": "Statement1: Due to the profitable but unlawful practice of selling elephant tusks, elephants have been hunted to near extinction by unlicensed poachers. Statement2: Therefore, an efficient way to decrease the demand for the tusks would be to arrest poachers, thus decreasing the supply.",
"qtype": 0,
"id_string": "train_728",
"input_info": {
"Q": "Which of the following is an assumption required by the argument?",
"Om": "Premise2: The demand for elephant tusks will decrease as supply dwindles.",
"O": "Premise1: Elephants are only valued by poachers for their tusks.",
"P": "Statement1: Due to the profitable but unlawful practice of selling elephant tusks, elephants have been hunted to near extinction by unlicensed poachers. Statement2: Therefore, an efficient way to prevent the hunting of elephants would be to file down the tusks from time to time, thus removing any incentive for hunting elephants."
}
},
{
"instruction": "In the following, you will see an argument and 2 premises, where Premise 1 provides a necessary assumption to the Argument. Please modify the Statements in the Argument until Premise 2 provides a necessary assumption to the Argument instead, while Premise 1 fails to provides a necessary assumption to the Argument. Note that no additional statement should be added. ",
"input": "Argument: Statement1: The goblin fern, which requires a thick layer of leaf litter on the forest floor, is disappearing from north american forests. In spots where it has recently vanished, the leaf litter is unusually thin and, unlike those places where this fern still thrives, is teeming with the european earthworm lumbricus rubellus, which eats leaf litter. Statement2: L. rubellus is thus probably responsible for the fern's disappearance.\nPremise1: L. rubellus does not favor habitats where the leaf litter layer is considerably thinner than what is required by goblin ferns.\nPremise2: None of the earthworms that are native to north america eat leaf litter.\n\nPlease write the modified argument below: ",
"output": "Statement1: The goblin fern, which requires a thick layer of leaf litter on the forest floor, is disappearing from north american forests. In spots where it has recently vanished, the leaf litter is unusually thin and, unlike those places where this fern still thrives, is teeming with the european earthworm lumbricus rubellus and native earthwarms and among of themeats leaf litter. Statement3: L. rubellus is thus probably responsible for the fern's disappearance.",
"qtype": 0,
"id_string": "train_2034",
"input_info": {
"Q": "Which one of the following is an assumption on which the argument depends?",
"Om": "Premise2: None of the earthworms that are native to north america eat leaf litter.",
"O": "Premise1: L. rubellus does not favor habitats where the leaf litter layer is considerably thinner than what is required by goblin ferns.",
"P": "Statement1: The goblin fern, which requires a thick layer of leaf litter on the forest floor, is disappearing from north american forests. In spots where it has recently vanished, the leaf litter is unusually thin and, unlike those places where this fern still thrives, is teeming with the european earthworm lumbricus rubellus, which eats leaf litter. Statement2: L. rubellus is thus probably responsible for the fern's disappearance."
}
},
{
"instruction": "In the following, you will see an argument and 2 premises, where Premise 1 weakens the Argument. Please modify the Statements in the Argument until Premise 2 weakens the Argument instead, while Premise 1 fails to weakens the Argument. Note that no additional statement should be added. ",
"input": "Argument: Statement1: Measurements of the motion of the planet uranus seem to show uranus being tugged by a force pulling it away from the sun and the inner planets. Statement2: Neptune and pluto, the two known planets whose orbits are farther from the sun than is the orbit of uranus, do not have enough mass to exert the force that the measurements indicate. Statement3: Therefore, in addition to the known planets, there must be at least one planet in our solar system that we have yet to discover.\nPremise1: There is a belt of comets beyond the orbit of pluto with powerful gravitational pull.\nPremise2: Neither neptune nor pluto is as massive as uranus.\n\nPlease write the modified argument below: ",
"output": "Statement1: Measurements of the motion of the planet uranus seem to show uranus being tugged by a force pulling it away from the sun and the inner planets. Statement2: Neptune and pluto, the two known planets whose orbits are farther from the sun than is the orbit of uranus. Statement3: Therefore, one of the two planets must tug uranus.",
"qtype": 3,
"id_string": "train_4341",
"input_info": {
"Q": "Which one of the following, if true, most seriously weakens the argument?",
"Om": "Premise2: Neither neptune nor pluto is as massive as uranus.",
"O": "Premise1: There is a belt of comets beyond the orbit of pluto with powerful gravitational pull.",
"P": "Statement1: Measurements of the motion of the planet uranus seem to show uranus being tugged by a force pulling it away from the sun and the inner planets. Statement2: Neptune and pluto, the two known planets whose orbits are farther from the sun than is the orbit of uranus, do not have enough mass to exert the force that the measurements indicate. Statement3: Therefore, in addition to the known planets, there must be at least one planet in our solar system that we have yet to discover."
}
},
{
"instruction": "In the following, you will see an argument and 2 premises, where Premise 1 provides a necessary assumption to the Argument. Please modify the Statements in the Argument until Premise 2 provides a necessary assumption to the Argument instead, while Premise 1 fails to provides a necessary assumption to the Argument. Note that no additional statement should be added. ",
"input": "Argument: Statement1: Critic : historians purport to discover the patterns inherent in the course of events. But historians actually impose, rather than find, such patterns by choosing what to include in and exclude from their historical narratives. Statement2: Thus, properly understood, histories reveal more about the presuppositions underlying different historians'attempts to understand what happened than about what actually happened.\nPremise1: Which pattern a historian imposes upon events is affected by that historian's presuppositions.\nPremise2: Historians have many presuppositions in common with one another.\n\nPlease write the modified argument below: ",
"output": "Statement1: Critic : historians purport to discover the patterns inherent in the course of events. But historians actually impose, rather than find, such patterns by presupposing to choose what to include in and exclude from their historical narratives. Statement3: Thus, properly understood, histories reveal more about the presuppositions underlying different historians'attempts to understand what happened than about what actually happened, and these patterns are similar.",
"qtype": 0,
"id_string": "train_4580",
"input_info": {
"Q": "The critic's argument depends on which one of the following assumptions?",
"Om": "Premise2: Historians have many presuppositions in common with one another.",
"O": "Premise1: Which pattern a historian imposes upon events is affected by that historian's presuppositions.",
"P": "Statement1: Critic : historians purport to discover the patterns inherent in the course of events. But historians actually impose, rather than find, such patterns by choosing what to include in and exclude from their historical narratives. Statement2: Thus, properly understood, histories reveal more about the presuppositions underlying different historians'attempts to understand what happened than about what actually happened."
}
},
{
"instruction": "In the following, you will see an argument and 2 premises, where Premise 1 provides a sufficient assumption to the Argument. Please modify the Statements in the Argument until Premise 2 provides a sufficient assumption to the Argument instead, while Premise 1 fails to provides a sufficient assumption to the Argument. Note that no additional statement should be added. ",
"input": "Argument: Statement1: Scientist : laboratory animals have access to ample food, and they get relatively little exercise. Statement2: These factors can skew the results of research using animals, since such studies often rely on the assumption that the animal subjects are healthy. Statement3: For instance, animal studies that purport to show that extreme caloric restriction can extend lifespans take for granted that their subjects were not overfed to begin with.\nPremise1: Laboratory conditions that provide animals with ample food but relatively little exercise can be unhealthy for the animals.\nPremise2: Laboratory animals are healthy if they are fed a carefully restricted diet and get plenty of exercise.\n\nPlease write the modified argument below: ",
"output": "Statement1: Scientist : laboratory animals have access to restricted food, and they get relatively plenty of exercise. Statement2: These factors can prove the results of research using animals, since such studies often rely on the assumption that the animal subjects are healthy. Statement3: For instance, animal studies that purport to show that extreme caloric restriction can extend lifespans take for granted that their subjects were not overfed to begin with.",
"qtype": 1,
"id_string": "train_4420",
"input_info": {
"Q": "The scientist's argument requires assuming which one of the following?",
"Om": "Premise2: Laboratory animals are healthy if they are fed a carefully restricted diet and get plenty of exercise.",
"O": "Premise1: Laboratory conditions that provide animals with ample food but relatively little exercise can be unhealthy for the animals.",
"P": "Statement1: Scientist : laboratory animals have access to ample food, and they get relatively little exercise. Statement2: These factors can skew the results of research using animals, since such studies often rely on the assumption that the animal subjects are healthy. Statement3: For instance, animal studies that purport to show that extreme caloric restriction can extend lifespans take for granted that their subjects were not overfed to begin with."
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"instruction": "In the following, you will see an argument and 2 premises, where Premise 1 provides a necessary assumption to the Argument. Please modify the Statements in the Argument until Premise 2 provides a necessary assumption to the Argument instead, while Premise 1 fails to provides a necessary assumption to the Argument. Note that no additional statement should be added. ",
"input": "Argument: Statement1: Cotton grass, which grows only in arctic regions, has been the only summertime source of protein available to caribou. Statement2: Caribou that do not get adequate amounts of protein in the summer are unable to reproduce the following year. Statement3: Rising average temperatures in arctic regions, however, are causing cotton grass to disappear. Statement4: Therefore, if the warming trend continues, caribou are likely to become extinct.\nPremise1: The warming trend in arctic regions will not enable other plants capable of providing protein to caribou to grow there.\nPremise2: Caribou that do not eat enough protein to reproduce do not live as long as caribou that do\n\nPlease write the modified argument below: ",
"output": "Statement1: Cotton grass, which grows only in arctic regions, is the only summertime source of protein available to caribou. Statement2: Statement3: Rising average temperatures in arctic regions, however, are causing cotton grass to disappear. Statement4: Therefore, if the warming trend continues, caribou are likely to live shorter lives.",
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"Q": "Which of the following is an assumption on which the argument depends?",
"Om": "Premise2: Caribou that do not eat enough protein to reproduce do not live as long as caribou that do",
"O": "Premise1: The warming trend in arctic regions will not enable other plants capable of providing protein to caribou to grow there.",
"P": "Statement1: Cotton grass, which grows only in arctic regions, has been the only summertime source of protein available to caribou. Statement2: Caribou that do not get adequate amounts of protein in the summer are unable to reproduce the following year. Statement3: Rising average temperatures in arctic regions, however, are causing cotton grass to disappear. Statement4: Therefore, if the warming trend continues, caribou are likely to become extinct."
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"instruction": "In the following, you will see an argument and 2 premises, where Premise 1 strengthens the Argument. Please modify the Statements in the Argument until Premise 2 strengthens the Argument instead, while Premise 1 fails to strengthens the Argument. Note that no additional statement should be added. ",
"input": "Argument: Statement1: A six-month public health campaign sought to limit the spread of influenza by encouraging people to take precautions such as washing their hands frequently and avoiding public places when they experience influenza symptoms. Statement2: Since the incidence of influenza was much lower during those months than experts had predicted, the public evidently heeded the campaign.\nPremise1: The incidence of food-borne illnesses, which can be effectively controlled by frequent hand washing, was markedly lower than usual during the six-month period.\nPremise2: There were fewer large public gatherings than usual during the six-month period.\n\nPlease write the modified argument below: ",
"output": "Statement1: A six-month public health campaign sought to limit the spread of influenza by encouraging people to take precautions such as getting vaccinated and avoiding public gatherings. Statement2: Since the incidence of influenza was much lower during those months than experts had predicted, the public evidently heeded the campaign.",
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"Q": "Which one of the following, if true, most strengthens the argument?",
"Om": "Premise2: There were fewer large public gatherings than usual during the six-month period.",
"O": "Premise1: The incidence of food-borne illnesses, which can be effectively controlled by frequent hand washing, was markedly lower than usual during the six-month period.",
"P": "Statement1: A six-month public health campaign sought to limit the spread of influenza by encouraging people to take precautions such as washing their hands frequently and avoiding public places when they experience influenza symptoms. Statement2: Since the incidence of influenza was much lower during those months than experts had predicted, the public evidently heeded the campaign."
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"instruction": "In the following, you will see an argument and 2 premises, where Premise 1 provides a necessary assumption to the Argument. Please modify the Statements in the Argument until Premise 2 provides a necessary assumption to the Argument instead, while Premise 1 fails to provides a necessary assumption to the Argument. Note that no additional statement should be added. ",
"input": "Argument: Statement1: The first publicly available fantasy football league was launched in 1997, and within three years, every major football media website had launched their own sites. From 2000 until 2015, viewership for the national football league rose by 27 percent, and it is currently the most popular televised sport in the united states. Statement2: Fantasy football heavily contributed to the increased viewership since fantasy players had a vested interest in nearly every game.\nPremise1: Some fantasy players watch national football league games.\nPremise2: The national football league earns a large portion of its revenue from high television ratings.\n\nPlease write the modified argument below: ",
"output": "Statement1: The first publicly available fantasy football league was launched in 1997, and within three years, every major football media website had launched their own sites. From 2000 until 2015, viewership for the national football league rose by 27 percent, and it is currently the most popular televised sport in the united states. Statement3: Thus, the fantasy players' income has increased a lot.",
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"Q": "Upon which one of the following assumptions does the author's argument rely?",
"Om": "Premise2: The national football league earns a large portion of its revenue from high television ratings.",
"O": "Premise1: Some fantasy players watch national football league games.",
"P": "Statement1: The first publicly available fantasy football league was launched in 1997, and within three years, every major football media website had launched their own sites. From 2000 until 2015, viewership for the national football league rose by 27 percent, and it is currently the most popular televised sport in the united states. Statement2: Fantasy football heavily contributed to the increased viewership since fantasy players had a vested interest in nearly every game."
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"instruction": "In the following, you will see an argument and 2 premises, where Premise 1 strengthens the Argument. Please modify the Statements in the Argument until Premise 2 strengthens the Argument instead, while Premise 1 fails to strengthens the Argument. Note that no additional statement should be added. ",
"input": "Argument: Statement1: Archaeologists in michigan have excavated a native american camp near dumaw creek. Statement2: Radiocarbon dating of animal bones found at the site indicates that the camp dates from some time between 1605 and 1755. sent3: however, the camp probably dates to no later than 1630, since no european trade goods were found at the site, and european traders were active in the region from the 1620's onward.\nPremise1: At all camps in the region that have been reliably dated to the late 1620's, remains of european trade goods have been found.\nPremise2: Due to trade among native americans, some european trade goods would have reached the area before the european traders themselves did.\n\nPlease write the modified argument below: ",
"output": "Statement1: Archaeologists in michigan have excavated a native american camp near dumaw creek. Statement2: Radiocarbon dating of animal bones found at the site indicates that the camp dates from some time between 1605 and 1755. Statement3: However, the camp probably dates to sooner than 1620, since someeuropean trade goods were found at the site, and european traders were active in the region from the 1620's onward.",
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"Q": "Which of the following, if true, most strengthens the argument?",
"Om": "Premise2: Due to trade among native americans, some european trade goods would have reached the area before the european traders themselves did.",
"O": "Premise1: At all camps in the region that have been reliably dated to the late 1620's, remains of european trade goods have been found.",
"P": "Statement1: Archaeologists in michigan have excavated a native american camp near dumaw creek. Statement2: Radiocarbon dating of animal bones found at the site indicates that the camp dates from some time between 1605 and 1755. sent3: however, the camp probably dates to no later than 1630, since no european trade goods were found at the site, and european traders were active in the region from the 1620's onward."
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"instruction": "In the following, you will see an argument and 2 premises, where Premise 1 provides a sufficient assumption to the Argument. Please modify the Statements in the Argument until Premise 2 provides a sufficient assumption to the Argument instead, while Premise 1 fails to provides a sufficient assumption to the Argument. Note that no additional statement should be added. ",
"input": "Argument: Statement1: Many people believe that in every group of attorneys, there are only a small number of contemptible ones. Statement2: However, if being antagonistic is a contemptible quality, then all successful attorneys are contemptible. Statement3: Attorneys must be antagonistic in order to serve their clients well. Statement4: People who are overly friendly and always seek to be gracious and affable will never be successful attorneys.\nPremise1: Some overly friendly attorneys, who always seek to be gracious and affable, are successful.\nPremise2: Most attorneys are overly friendly and always seek to be gracious and affable.\n\nPlease write the modified argument below: ",
"output": "Statement1: Many people believe that in every group of attorneys, there are only a small number of contemptible ones. Statement2: However, if being antagonistic is a contemptible quality, then all successful attorneys are contemptible. Statement3: Attorneys must be antagonistic in order to serve their clients well. Statement4: So only a few of attorneys are overly friendly and always seek to be gracious and affable, and will be successful.",
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"Q": "Assuming that the author's statements are accurate, which one of the following statements cannot be true?",
"Om": "Premise2: Most attorneys are overly friendly and always seek to be gracious and affable.",
"O": "Premise1: Some overly friendly attorneys, who always seek to be gracious and affable, are successful.",
"P": "Statement1: Many people believe that in every group of attorneys, there are only a small number of contemptible ones. Statement2: However, if being antagonistic is a contemptible quality, then all successful attorneys are contemptible. Statement3: Attorneys must be antagonistic in order to serve their clients well. Statement4: People who are overly friendly and always seek to be gracious and affable will never be successful attorneys."
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"instruction": "In the following, you will see an argument and 2 premises, where Premise 1 provides a necessary assumption to the Argument. Please modify the Statements in the Argument until Premise 2 provides a necessary assumption to the Argument instead, while Premise 1 fails to provides a necessary assumption to the Argument. Note that no additional statement should be added. ",
"input": "Argument: Statement1: Doctor : medication to reduce blood pressure often has unhealthy side effects. Statement2: However, lifestyle changes such as exercising more and avoiding fatty foods reduce blood pressure just as effectively as taking medication does. Statement3: Therefore, it is healthier to rely on these lifestyle changes than on medication to reduce blood pressure.\nPremise1: The side effects, if any, of exercising more and avoiding fatty foods in order to reduce blood pressure are less unhealthy than those of taking medication to reduce blood pressure.\nPremise2: If it is healthier to rely on a lifestyle change than on medication to reduce blood pressure, then that lifestyle change reduces blood pressure at least as effectively as medication does.\n\nPlease write the modified argument below: ",
"output": "Statement1: Doctor : medication to reduce blood pressure often has unhealthy side effects. Statement2: However, lifestyle changes such as exercising more and avoiding fatty foods reduce blood pressure is healthier than taking medication does. Statement3: Therefore, relying on these lifestyle changes is effective as taking medication.",
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"Q": "Which one of the following is an assumption that the doctor's argument requires?",
"Om": "Premise2: If it is healthier to rely on a lifestyle change than on medication to reduce blood pressure, then that lifestyle change reduces blood pressure at least as effectively as medication does.",
"O": "Premise1: The side effects, if any, of exercising more and avoiding fatty foods in order to reduce blood pressure are less unhealthy than those of taking medication to reduce blood pressure.",
"P": "Statement1: Doctor : medication to reduce blood pressure often has unhealthy side effects. Statement2: However, lifestyle changes such as exercising more and avoiding fatty foods reduce blood pressure just as effectively as taking medication does. Statement3: Therefore, it is healthier to rely on these lifestyle changes than on medication to reduce blood pressure."
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"instruction": "In the following, you will see an argument and 2 premises, where Premise 1 provides a necessary assumption to the Argument. Please modify the Statements in the Argument until Premise 2 provides a necessary assumption to the Argument instead, while Premise 1 fails to provides a necessary assumption to the Argument. Note that no additional statement should be added. ",
"input": "Argument: Statement1: A certain experimental fungicide causes no harm to garden plants, though only if it is diluted at least to ten parts water to one part fungicide. Statement2: Moreover, this fungicide is known to be so effective against powdery mildew that it has the capacity to eliminate it completely from rose plants. Statement3: Thus this fungicide, as long as it is sufficiently diluted, provides a means of eliminating powdery mildew from rose plants that involves no risk of harming the plants.\nPremise1: The effectiveness of the fungicide does not depend on its being more concentrated than one part in ten parts of water.\nPremise2: Powdery mildew is the only fungal infection that affects rose plants.\n\nPlease write the modified argument below: ",
"output": "Statement1: A certain experimental fungicide causes no harm to garden plants, though only if it is diluted at least to ten parts water to one part fungicide and doesn't affect the effectiveness. Statement2: Moreover, this fungicide is known to be so effective against powdery mildew that it has the capacity to eliminate it completely from rose plants. Statement3: Thus this fungicide, as long as it is sufficiently diluted, provides a means of eliminating fungal infection from rose plants that involves no risk of harming the plants.",
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"Q": "Which one of the following is an assumption on which the argument depends?",
"Om": "Premise2: Powdery mildew is the only fungal infection that affects rose plants.",
"O": "Premise1: The effectiveness of the fungicide does not depend on its being more concentrated than one part in ten parts of water.",
"P": "Statement1: A certain experimental fungicide causes no harm to garden plants, though only if it is diluted at least to ten parts water to one part fungicide. Statement2: Moreover, this fungicide is known to be so effective against powdery mildew that it has the capacity to eliminate it completely from rose plants. Statement3: Thus this fungicide, as long as it is sufficiently diluted, provides a means of eliminating powdery mildew from rose plants that involves no risk of harming the plants."
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"instruction": "In the following, you will see an argument and 2 premises, where Premise 1 provides a necessary assumption to the Argument. Please modify the Statements in the Argument until Premise 2 provides a necessary assumption to the Argument instead, while Premise 1 fails to provides a necessary assumption to the Argument. Note that no additional statement should be added. ",
"input": "Argument: Statement1: The ability of mammals to control their internal body temperatures is a factor in the development of their brains and intelligence. Statement2: This can be seen from the following facts : the brain is a chemical machine, all chemical reactions are temperature dependent, and any organism that can control its body temperature can assure that these reactions occur at the proper temperatures.\nPremise1: The development of intelligence in mammals is not independent of the chemical reactions in their brains taking place at the proper temperatures.\nPremise2: The brain cannot support intelligence if the chemical reactions within it are subject to uncontrolled temperatures.\n\nPlease write the modified argument below: ",
"output": "Statement1: The ability of mammals to control their internal body temperatures is a factor in the support of their brains and intelligence. Statement2: This can be seen from the following facts : the brain is a chemical machine, all chemical reactions are temperature dependent, and any organism that can control its body temperature can assure that these reactions occur at the proper temperatures.",
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"Q": "Which one of the following is an assumption on which the argument depends?",
"Om": "Premise2: The brain cannot support intelligence if the chemical reactions within it are subject to uncontrolled temperatures.",
"O": "Premise1: The development of intelligence in mammals is not independent of the chemical reactions in their brains taking place at the proper temperatures.",
"P": "Statement1: The ability of mammals to control their internal body temperatures is a factor in the development of their brains and intelligence. Statement2: This can be seen from the following facts : the brain is a chemical machine, all chemical reactions are temperature dependent, and any organism that can control its body temperature can assure that these reactions occur at the proper temperatures."
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"instruction": "In the following, you will see an argument and 2 premises, where Premise 1 weakens the Argument. Please modify the Statements in the Argument until Premise 2 weakens the Argument instead, while Premise 1 fails to weakens the Argument. Note that no additional statement should be added. ",
"input": "Argument: Statement1: Businesses are suffering because of a lack of money available for development loans. Statement2: To help businesses, the government plans to modify the income-tax structure in order to induce individual taxpayers to put a larger portion of their incomes into retirement savings accounts, because as more money is deposited in such accounts, more money becomes available to borrowers.\nPremise1: When levels of personal retirement savings increase, consumer borrowing always increases correspondingly.\nPremise2: Bankers generally will not continue to lend money to businesses whose prospective earnings are insufficient to meet their loan repayment schedules.\n\nPlease write the modified argument below: ",
"output": "Statement1: Businesses are suffering because of a lack of money available for development loans. Statement2: To help businesses, the government plans to modify the income-tax structure in order to induce individual taxpayers to put a larger portion of their incomes into retirement savings accounts, because as more money is deposited in such accounts, those bussinesses that may have insufficient earnings can borrow money.",
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"Q": "Which of the following, if true, raises the most serious doubt regarding the effectiveness of the government's plan to increase the amount of money available for development loans for businesses?",
"Om": "Premise2: Bankers generally will not continue to lend money to businesses whose prospective earnings are insufficient to meet their loan repayment schedules.",
"O": "Premise1: When levels of personal retirement savings increase, consumer borrowing always increases correspondingly.",
"P": "Statement1: Businesses are suffering because of a lack of money available for development loans. Statement2: To help businesses, the government plans to modify the income-tax structure in order to induce individual taxpayers to put a larger portion of their incomes into retirement savings accounts, because as more money is deposited in such accounts, more money becomes available to borrowers."
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"instruction": "In the following, you will see an argument and 2 premises, where Premise 1 provides a necessary assumption to the Argument. Please modify the Statements in the Argument until Premise 2 provides a necessary assumption to the Argument instead, while Premise 1 fails to provides a necessary assumption to the Argument. Note that no additional statement should be added. ",
"input": "Argument: Statement1: There is a difference between beauty and truth. Statement2: After all, if there were no difference, then the most realistic pieces of art would be the best as well, since the most realistic pieces are the most truthful. But many of the most realistic artworks are not among the best.\nPremise1: The most beautiful artworks are the best artworks.\nPremise2: If an artwork contains nonrealistic elements, then it is not at all truthful.\n\nPlease write the modified argument below: ",
"output": "Statement1: There is a difference between beauty and truth. Statement2: After all, if there were no difference, then the most realistic pieces of art would be the beautiful as well, since the most realistic pieces are the most truthful. But beautiful artworks have nonrealistic elements.",
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"Q": "Which one of the following is an assumption required by the argument?",
"Om": "Premise2: If an artwork contains nonrealistic elements, then it is not at all truthful.",
"O": "Premise1: The most beautiful artworks are the best artworks.",
"P": "Statement1: There is a difference between beauty and truth. Statement2: After all, if there were no difference, then the most realistic pieces of art would be the best as well, since the most realistic pieces are the most truthful. But many of the most realistic artworks are not among the best."
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"instruction": "In the following, you will see an argument and 2 premises, where Premise 1 strengthens the Argument. Please modify the Statements in the Argument until Premise 2 strengthens the Argument instead, while Premise 1 fails to strengthens the Argument. Note that no additional statement should be added. ",
"input": "Argument: Statement1: In general, jobs are harder to get in times of economic recession because many businesses cut back operations. Statement2: However, any future recessions in vargonia will probably not reduce the availability of teaching jobs at government-funded schools. Statement3: This is because vargonia has just introduced a legal requirement that education in government-funded schools be available, free of charge, to all vargonian children regardless of the state of the economy, and that current student-teacher ratios not be exceeded.\nPremise1: During recent periods when the vargonian economy has been strong, almost 25 percent of vargonian children have attended privately funded schools, many of which charge substantial fees\nPremise2: During the last economic recession in vargonia, the government permanently closed a number of the schools that it had funded\n\nPlease write the modified argument below: ",
"output": "Statement1: In general, jobs are harder to get in times of economic recession because many businesses cut back operations. Statement2: And the last recession in vargonia reducedthe availability of teaching jobs at government-funded schools. Statement3: This is because vargonia introduced a legal requirement that education in government-funded schools shouldn't increase teacher jobs during the economic recession.",
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"Q": "Which of the following, if true, most strengthens the argument?",
"Om": "Premise2: During the last economic recession in vargonia, the government permanently closed a number of the schools that it had funded",
"O": "Premise1: During recent periods when the vargonian economy has been strong, almost 25 percent of vargonian children have attended privately funded schools, many of which charge substantial fees",
"P": "Statement1: In general, jobs are harder to get in times of economic recession because many businesses cut back operations. Statement2: However, any future recessions in vargonia will probably not reduce the availability of teaching jobs at government-funded schools. Statement3: This is because vargonia has just introduced a legal requirement that education in government-funded schools be available, free of charge, to all vargonian children regardless of the state of the economy, and that current student-teacher ratios not be exceeded."
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"instruction": "In the following, you will see an argument and 2 premises, where Premise 1 provides a sufficient assumption to the Argument. Please modify the Statements in the Argument until Premise 2 provides a sufficient assumption to the Argument instead, while Premise 1 fails to provides a sufficient assumption to the Argument. Note that no additional statement should be added. ",
"input": "Argument: Statement1: A primate jawbone found in namibia in southern africa has been identified by anthropologists as that of an ape that lived between 10 million and 15 million years ago. Researchers generally agree that such ancient primates lived only in dense forests. Statement2: Consequently, the dry, treeless expanses now dominating the landscape in and around namibia must have replaced an earlier, heavily forested terrain.\nPremise1: The ape whose jawbone was found lived in or near the area that is now namibia.\nPremise2: There were no apes living in the area that is now namibia prior to 15 million years ago.\n\nPlease write the modified argument below: ",
"output": "Statement1: A primate jawbone found in namibia in southern africa has been identified by anthropologists as that of an ape that lived between 10 million and 15 million years ago. Researchers generally agree that such ancient primates lived only in dense forests. Statement3: Consequently, in the heavily forested expanses in that period of dominating the landscape in and around namibia, the ape may migrate from other place.",
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"Q": "The argument assumes which one of the following?",
"Om": "Premise2: There were no apes living in the area that is now namibia prior to 15 million years ago.",
"O": "Premise1: The ape whose jawbone was found lived in or near the area that is now namibia.",
"P": "Statement1: A primate jawbone found in namibia in southern africa has been identified by anthropologists as that of an ape that lived between 10 million and 15 million years ago. Researchers generally agree that such ancient primates lived only in dense forests. Statement2: Consequently, the dry, treeless expanses now dominating the landscape in and around namibia must have replaced an earlier, heavily forested terrain."
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"instruction": "In the following, you will see an argument and 2 premises, where Premise 1 provides a necessary assumption to the Argument. Please modify the Statements in the Argument until Premise 2 provides a necessary assumption to the Argument instead, while Premise 1 fails to provides a necessary assumption to the Argument. Note that no additional statement should be added. ",
"input": "Argument: Statement1: Most students are bored by history courses as they are usually taught, primarily because a large amount of time is spent teaching dates and statistics. Statement2: The best way to teach history, therefore, is to spend most class time recounting the lives of historical figures and very little on dates and statistics.\nPremise1: It is possible to recount the lives of historical figures without referring to dates and statistics.\nPremise2: It is compatible with the attainable goals of teaching history to spend most class time recounting the lives of historical figures.\n\nPlease write the modified argument below: ",
"output": "Statement1: Most students are bored by history courses as they are usually taught, primarily because a large amount of time is spent teaching dates and statistics. Statement2: The best way to teach history, therefore, is to spend some class time recounting the lives of historical figures, because the teaching goals can't be achieved if the time is longer and very little on dates and statistics.",
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"Q": "Each of the following is an assumption on which the argument depends except:",
"Om": "Premise2: It is compatible with the attainable goals of teaching history to spend most class time recounting the lives of historical figures.",
"O": "Premise1: It is possible to recount the lives of historical figures without referring to dates and statistics.",
"P": "Statement1: Most students are bored by history courses as they are usually taught, primarily because a large amount of time is spent teaching dates and statistics. Statement2: The best way to teach history, therefore, is to spend most class time recounting the lives of historical figures and very little on dates and statistics."
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"instruction": "In the following, you will see an argument and 2 premises, where Premise 1 strengthens the Argument. Please modify the Statements in the Argument until Premise 2 strengthens the Argument instead, while Premise 1 fails to strengthens the Argument. Note that no additional statement should be added. ",
"input": "Argument: Statement1: An economist has argued that consumers often benefit when government permits a corporation to obtain a monopoly. Statement2: Without competition, a corporation can raise prices without spending nearly as much on advertising. Statement3: The corporation can then invest the extra money in expensive research or industrial infrastructure that it could not otherwise afford, passing the fruits of these investments on to consumers.\nPremise1: If a corporation obtains a monopoly, the disadvantage to consumers of any higher prices will be outweighed by the advantages from extra investments in expensive research or industrial infrastructure made by that corporation.\nPremise2: The benefits to consumers are typically greater if a corporation invests in expensive research or industrial infrastructure than if that corporation spends the same amount of money in any other way.\n\nPlease write the modified argument below: ",
"output": "Statement1: An economist has argued that consumers often benefit most when government permits a corporation to obtain a monopoly. Statement2: Because without competition, a corporation need not spend nearly as much on advertising. Statement3: The corporation can then invest the extra money in expensive research or industrial infrastructure that it could not otherwise afford, passing the fruits of these investments on to consumers.",
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"Q": "Which one of the following, if true, most strengthens the economist's argument?",
"Om": "Premise2: The benefits to consumers are typically greater if a corporation invests in expensive research or industrial infrastructure than if that corporation spends the same amount of money in any other way.",
"O": "Premise1: If a corporation obtains a monopoly, the disadvantage to consumers of any higher prices will be outweighed by the advantages from extra investments in expensive research or industrial infrastructure made by that corporation.",
"P": "Statement1: An economist has argued that consumers often benefit when government permits a corporation to obtain a monopoly. Statement2: Without competition, a corporation can raise prices without spending nearly as much on advertising. Statement3: The corporation can then invest the extra money in expensive research or industrial infrastructure that it could not otherwise afford, passing the fruits of these investments on to consumers."
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"instruction": "In the following, you will see an argument and 2 premises, where Premise 1 provides a necessary assumption to the Argument. Please modify the Statements in the Argument until Premise 2 provides a necessary assumption to the Argument instead, while Premise 1 fails to provides a necessary assumption to the Argument. Note that no additional statement should be added. ",
"input": "Argument: Statement1: Any health care plan that does not cover comprehensive annual checkups is risking the lives of its members, who are unlikely to obtain care that is not covered by their health care plans, and who may have conditions that, if not detected early, are more likely to become fatal.\nPremise1: Many potentially lethal conditions are likely to be detected during an annual checkup.\nPremise2: Health care plans cannot save lives unless they also cover medical procedures that treat any potentially fatal conditions that are detected.\n\nPlease write the modified argument below: ",
"output": "Statement1: Any health care plan that does not cover medical procedures that treat any potentially fatal conditions that are detected is risking the lives of its members, who are unlikely to obtain care that is not covered by their health care plans, and who may have conditions that, if not detected early, are more likely to become fatal.",
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"id_string": "train_3226",
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"Q": "The argument above logically depends on which of the following assumptions?",
"Om": "Premise2: Health care plans cannot save lives unless they also cover medical procedures that treat any potentially fatal conditions that are detected.",
"O": "Premise1: Many potentially lethal conditions are likely to be detected during an annual checkup.",
"P": "Statement1: Any health care plan that does not cover comprehensive annual checkups is risking the lives of its members, who are unlikely to obtain care that is not covered by their health care plans, and who may have conditions that, if not detected early, are more likely to become fatal."
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"instruction": "In the following, you will see an argument and 2 premises, where Premise 1 weakens the Argument. Please modify the Statements in the Argument until Premise 2 weakens the Argument instead, while Premise 1 fails to weakens the Argument. Note that no additional statement should be added. ",
"input": "Argument: Statement1: In preparation for a large-scale tree-planting project, thomasville has recorded the location, species, and condition of every tree in its downtown area. The results will be compared with results of the last such tree census, taken 20 years ago. Statement2: Planting trees primarily from the species that turns out to have the best record of survival will assure downtown thomasville of an abundant tree population 20 years from now.\nPremise1: A city with a high proportion of any one species of trees can have its tree population devastated by one outbreak of a disease.\nPremise2: Thomasville has reliable records to show which trees in existence 20 years ago were cut down to permit new construction downtown.\n\nPlease write the modified argument below: ",
"output": "Statement1: In preparation for a large-scale tree-planting project, thomasville has recorded the location, species ,disease resistance,and condition of every tree in its downtown area. The results will be compared with results of the last such tree census, taken 20 years ago. Statement3: Planting trees primarily from the species that turns out to have the best record of survival will assure downtown thomasville of an abundant tree population 20 years from now.",
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"Q": "Which of the following, if true, most seriously undermines the claim that the tree-planting proposal will assure an abundant tree population?",
"Om": "Premise2: Thomasville has reliable records to show which trees in existence 20 years ago were cut down to permit new construction downtown.",
"O": "Premise1: A city with a high proportion of any one species of trees can have its tree population devastated by one outbreak of a disease.",
"P": "Statement1: In preparation for a large-scale tree-planting project, thomasville has recorded the location, species, and condition of every tree in its downtown area. The results will be compared with results of the last such tree census, taken 20 years ago. Statement2: Planting trees primarily from the species that turns out to have the best record of survival will assure downtown thomasville of an abundant tree population 20 years from now."
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"instruction": "In the following, you will see an argument and 2 premises, where Premise 1 strengthens the Argument. Please modify the Statements in the Argument until Premise 2 strengthens the Argument instead, while Premise 1 fails to strengthens the Argument. Note that no additional statement should be added. ",
"input": "Argument: Statement1: Limited research indicates that therapeutic intervention before the onset of mental disorders can mitigate factors identified as major contributors to them. But a much more comprehensive research program is needed to verify these results and allow for the design of specific health care measures. Statement2: Thus, in order to explore a potential means of cost-effectively helping people prone to mental disorders, we should increase funding for intervention research.\nPremise1: Reducing known risk factors for mental disorders is relatively inexpensive compared to the long-term treatment required.\nPremise2: Most minor mental disorders are more expensive to treat than other minor health problems.\n\nPlease write the modified argument below: ",
"output": "Statement1: Limited research indicates that minor mental disorders can change into other minor health problems through treatment. But a much more comprehensive research program is needed to verify these results and allow for the design of specific health care measures. Statement3: Thus, in order to explore a potential means of cost-effectively helping people with minor mental disorders, we should increase funding for intervention research.",
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"id_string": "train_3411",
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"Q": "Which one of the following, if true, most strengthens the argument?",
"Om": "Premise2: Most minor mental disorders are more expensive to treat than other minor health problems.",
"O": "Premise1: Reducing known risk factors for mental disorders is relatively inexpensive compared to the long-term treatment required.",
"P": "Statement1: Limited research indicates that therapeutic intervention before the onset of mental disorders can mitigate factors identified as major contributors to them. But a much more comprehensive research program is needed to verify these results and allow for the design of specific health care measures. Statement2: Thus, in order to explore a potential means of cost-effectively helping people prone to mental disorders, we should increase funding for intervention research."
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"instruction": "In the following, you will see an argument and 2 premises, where Premise 1 weakens the Argument. Please modify the Statements in the Argument until Premise 2 weakens the Argument instead, while Premise 1 fails to weakens the Argument. Note that no additional statement should be added. ",
"input": "Argument: Statement1: Grammarians have for years condemned as ungrammatical the english phrase\" between you and i\" , insisting that the correct phrasing is\" between you and me, \" with the objective case after a preposition. Such condemnations, however, are obviously unfounded, because shakespeare himself, in the merchant of venice, wrote, \" all debts are cleared between you and i.\"\nPremise1: In his plays, shakespeare intentionally had some of his characters use phrases he considered ungrammatical.\nPremise2: The more modern an english word or phrase, the less likely that modern grammarians will consider it acceptable for formal usage.\n\nPlease write the modified argument below: ",
"output": "Statement1: Grammarians have for years condemned as informal the english phrase\" between you and i\" , insisting that the formal phrasing is\" between you and me, \" with the objective case after a preposition. Because\" between you and me\" is more modern for people",
"qtype": 3,
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"Q": "Which of the following, if true, most seriously weakens the argument above?",
"Om": "Premise2: The more modern an english word or phrase, the less likely that modern grammarians will consider it acceptable for formal usage.",
"O": "Premise1: In his plays, shakespeare intentionally had some of his characters use phrases he considered ungrammatical.",
"P": "Statement1: Grammarians have for years condemned as ungrammatical the english phrase\" between you and i\" , insisting that the correct phrasing is\" between you and me, \" with the objective case after a preposition. Such condemnations, however, are obviously unfounded, because shakespeare himself, in the merchant of venice, wrote, \" all debts are cleared between you and i.\""
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"instruction": "In the following, you will see an argument and 2 premises, where Premise 1 strengthens the Argument. Please modify the Statements in the Argument until Premise 2 strengthens the Argument instead, while Premise 1 fails to strengthens the Argument. Note that no additional statement should be added. ",
"input": "Argument: Statement1: In contemplating major purchases, businesses often consider only whether there is enough money left from monthly revenues after paying monthly expenses to cover the cost of the purchase. But many expenses do not occur monthly ; taking into account only monthly expenses can cause a business to overexpand. Statement2: So the use of a cash-flow statement is critical for all businesses.\nPremise1: A cash-flow statement is the only way to track both monthly expenses and expenses that are not monthly.\nPremise2: Only a cash-flow statement can accurately document all monthly expenses.\n\nPlease write the modified argument below: ",
"output": "Statement1: In contemplating major purchases, businesses often consider only whether there is enough money left from monthly revenues after paying monthly expenses to cover the cost of the purchase. But there are many expenses every month ; taking into account these expenses incorrectly can cause a business to overexpand. Statement3: So the use of a cash-flow statement is critical for all businesses.",
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"id_string": "train_2464",
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"Q": "Which one of the following, if true, most strengthens the argument?",
"Om": "Premise2: Only a cash-flow statement can accurately document all monthly expenses.",
"O": "Premise1: A cash-flow statement is the only way to track both monthly expenses and expenses that are not monthly.",
"P": "Statement1: In contemplating major purchases, businesses often consider only whether there is enough money left from monthly revenues after paying monthly expenses to cover the cost of the purchase. But many expenses do not occur monthly ; taking into account only monthly expenses can cause a business to overexpand. Statement2: So the use of a cash-flow statement is critical for all businesses."
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"instruction": "In the following, you will see an argument and 2 premises, where Premise 1 provides a necessary assumption to the Argument. Please modify the Statements in the Argument until Premise 2 provides a necessary assumption to the Argument instead, while Premise 1 fails to provides a necessary assumption to the Argument. Note that no additional statement should be added. ",
"input": "Argument: Statement1: In teruvia, the quantity of rice produced per year is currently just large enough to satisfy domestic demand. Statement2: Teruvia's total rice acreage will not be expanded in the foreseeable future, nor will rice yields per acre increase appreciably. Statement3: Teruvia's population, however, will be increasing significantly for years to come. Statement4: Clearly, therefore, teruvia will soon have to begin importing rice.\nPremise1: No pronounced trend of decreasing per capita demand for rice is imminent in teruvia.\nPremise2: There are no populated regions in teruvia in which the population will not increase.\n\nPlease write the modified argument below: ",
"output": "Statement1: In teruvia, the quantity of rice produced per year is currently just large enough to satisfy domestic demand. Statement2: Teruvia's total rice acreage will not be expanded in the foreseeable future, nor will rice yields per acre increase appreciably. Statement3: Per capita demand for rice won't decrease in teruvia. Statement4: Clearly, however, teruvia will soon have to begin importing rice.",
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"Q": "Which of the following is an assumption on which the argument depends?",
"Om": "Premise2: There are no populated regions in teruvia in which the population will not increase.",
"O": "Premise1: No pronounced trend of decreasing per capita demand for rice is imminent in teruvia.",
"P": "Statement1: In teruvia, the quantity of rice produced per year is currently just large enough to satisfy domestic demand. Statement2: Teruvia's total rice acreage will not be expanded in the foreseeable future, nor will rice yields per acre increase appreciably. Statement3: Teruvia's population, however, will be increasing significantly for years to come. Statement4: Clearly, therefore, teruvia will soon have to begin importing rice."
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"instruction": "In the following, you will see an argument and 2 premises, where Premise 1 weakens the Argument. Please modify the Statements in the Argument until Premise 2 weakens the Argument instead, while Premise 1 fails to weakens the Argument. Note that no additional statement should be added. ",
"input": "Argument: Statement1: Most respondents to a magazine survey who had recently listened to a taped reading of a certain best-selling novel said that they had enjoyed the novel, while most respondents who had recently read the novel themselves said they had not enjoyed it. Statement2: These survey results support the contention that a person who listens to a taped reading of a novel is more likely to enjoy the novel than a person who reads it is.\nPremise1: The novel in question, unlike most novels, included dialogue in many different dialects that are more understandable when heard than when read.\nPremise2: When people are asked their opinion of a best- selling novel that they have read or listened to on tape, they are more likely to say that they enjoyed the novel than that they did not enjoy it.\n\nPlease write the modified argument below: ",
"output": "Statement1: In a magazine survey, a certain best-selling novel included dialogue in many different dialects that are more incomprehensible than other novels.. Statement2: These surveyresults may support the contention that a most respondents who had listened to or read this novel did not enjoy it.",
"qtype": 3,
"id_string": "train_4446",
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"Q": "Which one of the following, if true, would most weaken the argument?",
"Om": "Premise2: When people are asked their opinion of a best- selling novel that they have read or listened to on tape, they are more likely to say that they enjoyed the novel than that they did not enjoy it.",
"O": "Premise1: The novel in question, unlike most novels, included dialogue in many different dialects that are more understandable when heard than when read.",
"P": "Statement1: Most respondents to a magazine survey who had recently listened to a taped reading of a certain best-selling novel said that they had enjoyed the novel, while most respondents who had recently read the novel themselves said they had not enjoyed it. Statement2: These survey results support the contention that a person who listens to a taped reading of a novel is more likely to enjoy the novel than a person who reads it is."
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"instruction": "In the following, you will see an argument and 2 premises, where Premise 1 provides a necessary assumption to the Argument. Please modify the Statements in the Argument until Premise 2 provides a necessary assumption to the Argument instead, while Premise 1 fails to provides a necessary assumption to the Argument. Note that no additional statement should be added. ",
"input": "Argument: Statement1: In 1963, a young macaque monkey was observed venturing into a hot spring to retrieve food which had fallen in. Soon, other macaques began to enter the spring, and over a few years this behavior was adopted by the entire troop. Prior to 1963, no macaques had ever been observed in the hot spring ; by 1990, the troop was regularly spending time there during the winters. Statement2: Thus, these macaques are able to adopt and pass on new patterns of social behavior, and are not complete captives of their genetic heritage.\nPremise1: New patterns of behavior that emerge in macaque populations over the course of a few years or decades are not necessarily genetically predetermined.\nPremise2: The social behaviors of macaques are completely independent of their genetic heritage.\n\nPlease write the modified argument below: ",
"output": "Statement1: In 1963, a young macaque monkey was observed venturing into a hot spring to retrieve food which had fallen in. Soon, other macaques began to enter the spring, and over a few years this behavior was adopted by the entire troop. Prior to 1963, no macaques had ever been observed in the hot spring ; by 1990, the troop was regularly spending time there during the winters. Statement4: Thus, these macaques' new patterns of social behavior must be determined by others.",
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"id_string": "train_1754",
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"Q": "Which one of the following is an assumption required by the argument above?",
"Om": "Premise2: The social behaviors of macaques are completely independent of their genetic heritage.",
"O": "Premise1: New patterns of behavior that emerge in macaque populations over the course of a few years or decades are not necessarily genetically predetermined.",
"P": "Statement1: In 1963, a young macaque monkey was observed venturing into a hot spring to retrieve food which had fallen in. Soon, other macaques began to enter the spring, and over a few years this behavior was adopted by the entire troop. Prior to 1963, no macaques had ever been observed in the hot spring ; by 1990, the troop was regularly spending time there during the winters. Statement2: Thus, these macaques are able to adopt and pass on new patterns of social behavior, and are not complete captives of their genetic heritage."
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"instruction": "In the following, you will see an argument and 2 premises, where Premise 1 weakens the Argument. Please modify the Statements in the Argument until Premise 2 weakens the Argument instead, while Premise 1 fails to weakens the Argument. Note that no additional statement should be added. ",
"input": "Argument: Statement1: A company that manufactures plastic products from recyclable plastic is, surprisingly, unconcerned that economic conditions may worsen, despite analysts'belief that consumers would then consider ecofriendly plastic products an expensive luxury. Statement2: But the company reasons that it will be able to lower its prices because, in a weakenedeconomy, other ecofriendly plastic manufacturers are likely to fail. Statement3: Demand among manufacturers for recyclable plastics as raw materials would then plummet, creating an oversupply of such materials, making them less expensive for the manufacturer to purchase and thus lowering the company's costs.\nPremise1: Consumers would likely soon learn of the oversupply of recyclable plastics and cease recycling them, significantly raising manufacturers' raw-material costs.\nPremise2: Retailers, including retailers that cater to consumers seeking certain types of ecofriendly products, may lose some business if economic conditions worsen.\n\nPlease write the modified argument below: ",
"output": "Statement1: A company that manufactures plastic products from recyclable plastic is, surprisingly, unconcerned that economic conditions may worsen, despite analysts'belief that consumers would then consider ecofriendly plastic products an expensive luxury. Statement2: But the company reasons that it will be able to attract more customersbecause, in a weakenedeconomy, other ecofriendly plastic manufacturers are likely to fail. Statement3: Some retailers that demand ecofriendly plastic products would seek cooperations with the company.",
"qtype": 3,
"id_string": "train_1769",
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"Q": "Which of the following, if true, most weakens the company's reasoning?",
"Om": "Premise2: Retailers, including retailers that cater to consumers seeking certain types of ecofriendly products, may lose some business if economic conditions worsen.",
"O": "Premise1: Consumers would likely soon learn of the oversupply of recyclable plastics and cease recycling them, significantly raising manufacturers' raw-material costs.",
"P": "Statement1: A company that manufactures plastic products from recyclable plastic is, surprisingly, unconcerned that economic conditions may worsen, despite analysts'belief that consumers would then consider ecofriendly plastic products an expensive luxury. Statement2: But the company reasons that it will be able to lower its prices because, in a weakenedeconomy, other ecofriendly plastic manufacturers are likely to fail. Statement3: Demand among manufacturers for recyclable plastics as raw materials would then plummet, creating an oversupply of such materials, making them less expensive for the manufacturer to purchase and thus lowering the company's costs."
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"instruction": "In the following, you will see an argument and 2 premises, where Premise 1 weakens the Argument. Please modify the Statements in the Argument until Premise 2 weakens the Argument instead, while Premise 1 fails to weakens the Argument. Note that no additional statement should be added. ",
"input": "Argument: Statement1: The effort involved in lying produces measurable physiological reactions such as a speedup of the heartbeat. Statement2: Since lying is accompanied by physiological reactions, lie-detector tests that can detect these reactions are a sure way of determining when someone is lying.\nPremise1: For people who are not lying, the tension of taking a lie-detector test can produce physiological reactions identical to the ones that accompany the act of lying.\nPremise2: People are often unaware that they are having physiological reactions of the sort measured by lie-detector tests.\n\nPlease write the modified argument below: ",
"output": "Statement1: The effort involved in lying produces measurable physiological reactions such as a speedup of the heartbeat. Statement2: Since lying is accompanied by physiological reactions and people can control their physiological response by becoming aware of it,lie-detector tests that can detect these reactions are not a sure way of determining when someone is lying.",
"qtype": 3,
"id_string": "train_2817",
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"Q": "Which one of the following statements, if true, most seriously weakens the argument?",
"Om": "Premise2: People are often unaware that they are having physiological reactions of the sort measured by lie-detector tests.",
"O": "Premise1: For people who are not lying, the tension of taking a lie-detector test can produce physiological reactions identical to the ones that accompany the act of lying.",
"P": "Statement1: The effort involved in lying produces measurable physiological reactions such as a speedup of the heartbeat. Statement2: Since lying is accompanied by physiological reactions, lie-detector tests that can detect these reactions are a sure way of determining when someone is lying."
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"instruction": "In the following, you will see an argument and 2 premises, where Premise 1 weakens the Argument. Please modify the Statements in the Argument until Premise 2 weakens the Argument instead, while Premise 1 fails to weakens the Argument. Note that no additional statement should be added. ",
"input": "Argument: Statement1: Prolonged exposure to sulfur fumes permanently damages one's sense of smell. Statement2: In one important study, 100 workers from sulfur-emitting factories and a control group of 100 workers from other occupations were asked to identify a variety of chemically reproduced scents, including those of foods, spices, and flowers. On average, the factory workers successfully identified 10 percent of the scents compared to 50 percent for the control group.\nPremise1: The chemicals used in the study closely but not perfectly reproduced the corresponding natural scents.\nPremise2: Every sulfur-emitting factory with workers participating in the study also emits other noxious fumes.\n\nPlease write the modified argument below: ",
"output": "Statement1: Prolonged work in sulfur-emitting factories permanently damages one's sense of smell. Statement2: In one important study, 100 workers from sulfur-emitting factories and a control group of 100 workers from other occupations were asked to identify a variety of chemically reproduced scents, including those of foods, spices, and flowers. On average, the factory workers successfully identified 10 percent of the scents compared to 50 percent for the control group.",
"qtype": 3,
"id_string": "train_3767",
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"Q": "Each of the following, if true, weakens the argument except:",
"Om": "Premise2: Every sulfur-emitting factory with workers participating in the study also emits other noxious fumes.",
"O": "Premise1: The chemicals used in the study closely but not perfectly reproduced the corresponding natural scents.",
"P": "Statement1: Prolonged exposure to sulfur fumes permanently damages one's sense of smell. Statement2: In one important study, 100 workers from sulfur-emitting factories and a control group of 100 workers from other occupations were asked to identify a variety of chemically reproduced scents, including those of foods, spices, and flowers. On average, the factory workers successfully identified 10 percent of the scents compared to 50 percent for the control group."
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"instruction": "In the following, you will see an argument and 2 premises, where Premise 1 provides a necessary assumption to the Argument. Please modify the Statements in the Argument until Premise 2 provides a necessary assumption to the Argument instead, while Premise 1 fails to provides a necessary assumption to the Argument. Note that no additional statement should be added. ",
"input": "Argument: Statement1: An article claims that many medical patients have an instinctual ability to predict sudden changes in their medical status. Statement2: But the evidence given is anecdotal and should not be trusted. Statement3: The case is analogous to empirically disproven reports that babies are born in disproportionately high numbers during full moons. Once that rumor became popular, maternity room staff were more likely to remember busy nights with full moons than busy nights without them.\nPremise1: Patients' predictions of sudden changes in their medical status are less likely to be remembered by medical staff if no such change actually occurs\nPremise2: Babies are less likely to be born during a night with a full moon than during a night without a full moon\n\nPlease write the modified argument below: ",
"output": "Statement1: An article claims that many medical patients have an instinctual ability to predict sudden changes in their medical status. Statement2: But the evidence given is anecdotal and the predictions are less likely to be remembered by medical staff if no such change actually occurs. Statement3: The case is analogous to empirically disproven reports about the probability of babies being born during full moons. Once that rumor became popular, maternity room staff were less likely to remember busy nights with full moons than busy nights without them.",
"qtype": 0,
"id_string": "train_4429",
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"Q": "The argument requires the assumption that",
"Om": "Premise2: Babies are less likely to be born during a night with a full moon than during a night without a full moon",
"O": "Premise1: Patients' predictions of sudden changes in their medical status are less likely to be remembered by medical staff if no such change actually occurs",
"P": "Statement1: An article claims that many medical patients have an instinctual ability to predict sudden changes in their medical status. Statement2: But the evidence given is anecdotal and should not be trusted. Statement3: The case is analogous to empirically disproven reports that babies are born in disproportionately high numbers during full moons. Once that rumor became popular, maternity room staff were more likely to remember busy nights with full moons than busy nights without them."
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"instruction": "In the following, you will see an argument and 2 premises, where Premise 1 strengthens the Argument. Please modify the Statements in the Argument until Premise 2 strengthens the Argument instead, while Premise 1 fails to strengthens the Argument. Note that no additional statement should be added. ",
"input": "Argument: Statement1: Incumbent politicians tend to win elections in times of economic prosperity and lose during recessions. Statement2: Knowing this, incumbents have an incentive to boost the economy temporarily by cutting taxes and raising government spending several months before an election. Statement3: Thus, in democratic nations, upcoming elections may be a major cause of short-term economic expansions.\nPremise1: Politicians in democratic nations sometimes cut taxes and raise government spending in the months following an election.\nPremise2: In democratic nations, short-term economic expansions more often start within the six months preceding a national election than within the six months following one.\n\nPlease write the modified argument below: ",
"output": "Statement1: Incumbent politicians tend to win elections in times of economic prosperity and lose during recessions. Statement2: Knowing this, incumbents have an incentive to boost the economy temporarily by cutting taxes and raising government spending several months before or after an election. Statement3: Thus, in democratic nations, upcoming elections may be a major cause of short-term economic expansions.",
"qtype": 2,
"id_string": "train_2942",
"input_info": {
"Q": "Each of the following, if true, strengthens the argument except:",
"Om": "Premise2: In democratic nations, short-term economic expansions more often start within the six months preceding a national election than within the six months following one.",
"O": "Premise1: Politicians in democratic nations sometimes cut taxes and raise government spending in the months following an election.",
"P": "Statement1: Incumbent politicians tend to win elections in times of economic prosperity and lose during recessions. Statement2: Knowing this, incumbents have an incentive to boost the economy temporarily by cutting taxes and raising government spending several months before an election. Statement3: Thus, in democratic nations, upcoming elections may be a major cause of short-term economic expansions."
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"instruction": "In the following, you will see an argument and 2 premises, where Premise 1 strengthens the Argument. Please modify the Statements in the Argument until Premise 2 strengthens the Argument instead, while Premise 1 fails to strengthens the Argument. Note that no additional statement should be added. ",
"input": "Argument: Statement1: Before 1986 physicists believed they could describe the universe in terms of four universal forces. Statement2: Experiments then suggested, however, a fifth universal force of mutual repulsion between particles of matter. Statement3: This fifth force would explain the occurrence in the experiments of a smaller measurement of the gravitational attraction between bodies than the established theory predicted.\nPremise1: No previously established scientific results are incompatible with the notion of a fifth universal force.\nPremise2: The extremely sophisticated equipment used for the experiments was not available to physicists before the 1970s.\n\nPlease write the modified argument below: ",
"output": "Statement1: Before 1970 physicists believed they could describe the universe in terms of four universal forces. Statement2: Experiments after 1970 then suggested, however, a fifth universal force of mutual repulsion between particles of matter. Statement3: This fifth force would explain the occurrence in the experiments of a smaller measurement of the gravitational attraction between bodies than the established theory predicted.",
"qtype": 2,
"id_string": "train_703",
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"Q": "Which one of the following, if true, most strengthens the argument that there is a fifth universal force?",
"Om": "Premise2: The extremely sophisticated equipment used for the experiments was not available to physicists before the 1970s.",
"O": "Premise1: No previously established scientific results are incompatible with the notion of a fifth universal force.",
"P": "Statement1: Before 1986 physicists believed they could describe the universe in terms of four universal forces. Statement2: Experiments then suggested, however, a fifth universal force of mutual repulsion between particles of matter. Statement3: This fifth force would explain the occurrence in the experiments of a smaller measurement of the gravitational attraction between bodies than the established theory predicted."
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"instruction": "In the following, you will see an argument and 2 premises, where Premise 1 strengthens the Argument. Please modify the Statements in the Argument until Premise 2 strengthens the Argument instead, while Premise 1 fails to strengthens the Argument. Note that no additional statement should be added. ",
"input": "Argument: Statement1: Chemist : the molecules of a certain weed-killer are always present in two forms, one the mirror image of the other. Statement2: One form of the molecule kills weeds, while the other has no effect on them. As a result, the effectiveness of the weed-killer in a given situation is heavily influenced by which of the two forms is more concentrated in the soil, which in turn varies widely because local soil conditions will usually favor the breakdown of one form or the other. Statement3: Thus, much of the data on the effects of this weed-killer are probably misleading.\nPremise1: Almost all of the data on the effects of the weed-killer are drawn from laboratory studies in which both forms of the weed-killer's molecules are equally concentrated in the soil and equally likely to break down in that soil.\nPremise2: Data on the weed-killer's effects that rely solely on the examination of the effects of only one of the two forms of the weed-killer's molecules will almost certainly be misleading.\n\nPlease write the modified argument below: ",
"output": "Statement1: Chemist : the molecules of a certain weed-killer are always present in two forms, one the mirror image of the other. Statement2: One form of the molecule kills weeds, while the other has no effect on them. As a result, the effectiveness of the weed-killer in a given situation is heavily influenced by which of the two forms is more concentrated in the soil, which in turn varies widely because local soil conditions will usually favor the breakdown of one form or the other. Statement4: Thus, all of the data on the effects of this weed-killer must consider both the two forms.",
"qtype": 2,
"id_string": "train_511",
"input_info": {
"Q": "Which one of the following, if true, most strengthens the chemist's argument?",
"Om": "Premise2: Data on the weed-killer's effects that rely solely on the examination of the effects of only one of the two forms of the weed-killer's molecules will almost certainly be misleading.",
"O": "Premise1: Almost all of the data on the effects of the weed-killer are drawn from laboratory studies in which both forms of the weed-killer's molecules are equally concentrated in the soil and equally likely to break down in that soil.",
"P": "Statement1: Chemist : the molecules of a certain weed-killer are always present in two forms, one the mirror image of the other. Statement2: One form of the molecule kills weeds, while the other has no effect on them. As a result, the effectiveness of the weed-killer in a given situation is heavily influenced by which of the two forms is more concentrated in the soil, which in turn varies widely because local soil conditions will usually favor the breakdown of one form or the other. Statement3: Thus, much of the data on the effects of this weed-killer are probably misleading."
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"instruction": "In the following, you will see an argument and 2 premises, where Premise 1 strengthens the Argument. Please modify the Statements in the Argument until Premise 2 strengthens the Argument instead, while Premise 1 fails to strengthens the Argument. Note that no additional statement should be added. ",
"input": "Argument: Statement1: Budget constraints have made police officials consider reassigning a considerable number of officers from traffic enforcement to work on higher-priority, serious crimes. Statement2: Reducing traffic enforcement for this reason would be counterproductive, however, in light of the tendency of criminals to use cars when engaged in the commission of serious crimes. Statement3: An officer stopping a car for a traffic violation can make a search that turns up evidence of serious crime.\nPremise1: Those willing to break the law to commit serious crimes are often in committing such crimes unwilling to observe what they regard as the lesser constraints of traffic law.\nPremise2: When the public becomes aware that traffic enforcement has lessened, it typically becomes lax in obeying traffic rules.\n\nPlease write the modified argument below: ",
"output": "Statement1: Budget constraints have made police officials consider reassigning a considerable number of officers from traffic enforcement to work on higher-priority, serious crimes. Statement2: However, reducing traffic enforcement for this reason would be counterproductive. Statement3: The cases of traffic violations will increase.",
"qtype": 2,
"id_string": "train_3598",
"input_info": {
"Q": "Which of the following, if true, most strengthens the argument given?",
"Om": "Premise2: When the public becomes aware that traffic enforcement has lessened, it typically becomes lax in obeying traffic rules.",
"O": "Premise1: Those willing to break the law to commit serious crimes are often in committing such crimes unwilling to observe what they regard as the lesser constraints of traffic law.",
"P": "Statement1: Budget constraints have made police officials consider reassigning a considerable number of officers from traffic enforcement to work on higher-priority, serious crimes. Statement2: Reducing traffic enforcement for this reason would be counterproductive, however, in light of the tendency of criminals to use cars when engaged in the commission of serious crimes. Statement3: An officer stopping a car for a traffic violation can make a search that turns up evidence of serious crime."
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"instruction": "In the following, you will see an argument and 2 premises, where Premise 1 weakens the Argument. Please modify the Statements in the Argument until Premise 2 weakens the Argument instead, while Premise 1 fails to weakens the Argument. Note that no additional statement should be added. ",
"input": "Argument: Statement1: Today's farmers plant only a handful of different strains of a given crop. Statement2: Crops lack the diversity that they had only a few generations ago. Statement3: Hence, a disease that strikes only a few strains of crops, and that would have had only minor impact on the food supply in the past, would devastate it today.\nPremise1: Affected crops can quickly be replaced from seed banks that store many strains of those crops.\nPremise2: Humans today have more variety in their diets than in the past, but still rely heavily on cereal crops like rice and wheat.\n\nPlease write the modified argument below: ",
"output": "Statement1: Today's farmers plant many different strains of a given crop. Statement2: Crops had the diversity that they hadn't only a few generations ago. Statement3: Hence, traditional cereal crops like rice and wheat are not important today.",
"qtype": 3,
"id_string": "train_2292",
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"Q": "Which one of the following, if true, would most weaken the argument?",
"Om": "Premise2: Humans today have more variety in their diets than in the past, but still rely heavily on cereal crops like rice and wheat.",
"O": "Premise1: Affected crops can quickly be replaced from seed banks that store many strains of those crops.",
"P": "Statement1: Today's farmers plant only a handful of different strains of a given crop. Statement2: Crops lack the diversity that they had only a few generations ago. Statement3: Hence, a disease that strikes only a few strains of crops, and that would have had only minor impact on the food supply in the past, would devastate it today."
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"instruction": "In the following, you will see an argument and 2 premises, where Premise 1 weakens the Argument. Please modify the Statements in the Argument until Premise 2 weakens the Argument instead, while Premise 1 fails to weakens the Argument. Note that no additional statement should be added. ",
"input": "Argument: Statement1: In the nation of partoria, large trucks currently account for 6 percent of miles driven on partoria's roads but are involved in 12 percent of all highway fatalities. The very largest trucks-those with three trailers-had less than a third of the accident rate of single-and double-trailer trucks. Statement2: Clearly, therefore, one way for partoria to reduce highway deaths would be to require shippers to increase their use of triple-trailer trucks.\nPremise1: Partorian trucking companies have so far used triple-trailer trucks on lightly traveled sections of major highways only.\nPremise2: No matter what changes partoria makes in the regulation of trucking, it will have to keep some smaller roads off-limits to all large trucks.\n\nPlease write the modified argument below: ",
"output": "Statement1: In the nation of partoria, large trucks currently account for 6 percent of miles driven on partoria's roads but are involved in 12 percent of all highway fatalities. Statement3: Clearly, therefore, one way for partoria to reduce highway deaths would be to permit large trucks to run on all smaller roads.",
"qtype": 3,
"id_string": "train_631",
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"Q": "Which of the following, if true, most seriously weakens the argument?",
"Om": "Premise2: No matter what changes partoria makes in the regulation of trucking, it will have to keep some smaller roads off-limits to all large trucks.",
"O": "Premise1: Partorian trucking companies have so far used triple-trailer trucks on lightly traveled sections of major highways only.",
"P": "Statement1: In the nation of partoria, large trucks currently account for 6 percent of miles driven on partoria's roads but are involved in 12 percent of all highway fatalities. The very largest trucks-those with three trailers-had less than a third of the accident rate of single-and double-trailer trucks. Statement2: Clearly, therefore, one way for partoria to reduce highway deaths would be to require shippers to increase their use of triple-trailer trucks."
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"instruction": "In the following, you will see an argument and 2 premises, where Premise 1 weakens the Argument. Please modify the Statements in the Argument until Premise 2 weakens the Argument instead, while Premise 1 fails to weakens the Argument. Note that no additional statement should be added. ",
"input": "Argument: Statement1: Recently apexco has begun drilling off the coast of mycondia. Statement2: In this time, the number of animals that end up on the beach, coated in oil and other industrial by-products, has increased dramatically. Statement3: Nonetheless, no peterson 's loggerhead turtles, a tortoise common in the waters off the coast of mycondia, have washed upon shore. Statement4: Apexco 's public relations claim that while some of the by-products are clearly harmful to aquatic life, the lack of peterson 's loggerhead turtles that are washed ashore suggest that not all the aquatic life there is adversely affected.\nPremise1: The peterson's loggerhead turtle has never been seen washed upon the shores of mycondia.\nPremise2: There have been no reports of beached cephalopods, which are common in the waters of the coast of mycondia.\n\nPlease write the modified argument below: ",
"output": "Statement1: Recently apexco has begun drilling off the coast of mycondia. Statement2: In this time, the number of animals that end up on the beach, coated in oil and other industrial by-products, has increased dramatically. Statement3: Nonetheless, no cephalopods, which are common in the waters off the coast of mycondia, have washed upon shore. Statement4: Apexco 's public relations claim that while some of the by-products are clearly harmful to aquatic life, the lack of cephalopodsthat are washed ashore suggest that not all the aquatic life there is adversely affected.",
"qtype": 3,
"id_string": "train_4094",
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"Q": "Which of the following, if true, casts the most doubt on the argument employed by apexco's public relations firm?",
"Om": "Premise2: There have been no reports of beached cephalopods, which are common in the waters of the coast of mycondia.",
"O": "Premise1: The peterson's loggerhead turtle has never been seen washed upon the shores of mycondia.",
"P": "Statement1: Recently apexco has begun drilling off the coast of mycondia. Statement2: In this time, the number of animals that end up on the beach, coated in oil and other industrial by-products, has increased dramatically. Statement3: Nonetheless, no peterson 's loggerhead turtles, a tortoise common in the waters off the coast of mycondia, have washed upon shore. Statement4: Apexco 's public relations claim that while some of the by-products are clearly harmful to aquatic life, the lack of peterson 's loggerhead turtles that are washed ashore suggest that not all the aquatic life there is adversely affected."
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"instruction": "In the following, you will see an argument and 2 premises, where Premise 1 weakens the Argument. Please modify the Statements in the Argument until Premise 2 weakens the Argument instead, while Premise 1 fails to weakens the Argument. Note that no additional statement should be added. ",
"input": "Argument: Statement1: Standard archaeological techniques make it possible to determine the age of anything containing vegetable matter, but only if the object is free of minerals containing carbon. Statement2: Prehistoric artists painted on limestone with pigments composed of vegetable matter, but it is impossible to collect samples of this prehistoric paint without removing limestone, a mineral containing carbon, with the paint. Statement3: Therefore, it is not possible to determine the age of prehistoric paintings on limestone using standard archaeological techniques.\nPremise1: Laboratory procedures exist that can remove all the limestone from a sample of prehistoric paint on limestone.\nPremise2: The age of the limestone itself can be determined from samples that contain no vegetable-based paint.\n\nPlease write the modified argument below: ",
"output": "Statement1: Standard archaeological techniques make it possible to determine the age of anything containing vegetable matter, and the age of carbon-bearing minerals. Statement2: Prehistoric artists painted on limestone with pigments composed of vegetable matter, so it is possible to collect samples of this prehistoric paint without removing limestone, a mineral containing carbon, with the paint. Statement3: Therefore, it is only possible to determine the age of prehistoric paintings and the limestone using standard archaeological techniques.",
"qtype": 3,
"id_string": "train_4308",
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"Q": "Which one of the following, if true, most seriously weakens the argument?",
"Om": "Premise2: The age of the limestone itself can be determined from samples that contain no vegetable-based paint.",
"O": "Premise1: Laboratory procedures exist that can remove all the limestone from a sample of prehistoric paint on limestone.",
"P": "Statement1: Standard archaeological techniques make it possible to determine the age of anything containing vegetable matter, but only if the object is free of minerals containing carbon. Statement2: Prehistoric artists painted on limestone with pigments composed of vegetable matter, but it is impossible to collect samples of this prehistoric paint without removing limestone, a mineral containing carbon, with the paint. Statement3: Therefore, it is not possible to determine the age of prehistoric paintings on limestone using standard archaeological techniques."
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"instruction": "In the following, you will see an argument and 2 premises, where Premise 1 weakens the Argument. Please modify the Statements in the Argument until Premise 2 weakens the Argument instead, while Premise 1 fails to weakens the Argument. Note that no additional statement should be added. ",
"input": "Argument: Statement1: Detective : because the embezzler must have had specialized knowledge and access to internal financial records, we can presume that the embezzler worked for xyz corporation as either an accountant or an actuary. But an accountant would probably not make the kind of mistakes in ledger entries that led to the discovery of the embezzlement. Statement2: Thus it is likely that the embezzler is one of the actuaries.\nPremise1: An independent report released before the crime took place concluded that xyz corporation was vulnerable to embezzlement.\nPremise2: The actuaries' activities while working for xyz corporation were more closely scrutinized by supervisors than were the activities of the accountants.\n\nPlease write the modified argument below: ",
"output": "Statement1: Detective : because the embezzler must have had specialized knowledge and access to internal financial records, we can presume that the embezzler worked for xyz corporation as either an accountant or an actuary. But an accountant is freer in the company. Statement3: Thus it is likely that the embezzler is one of the accountants.",
"qtype": 3,
"id_string": "train_1842",
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"Q": "Each of the following weakens the detective's argument except:",
"Om": "Premise2: The actuaries' activities while working for xyz corporation were more closely scrutinized by supervisors than were the activities of the accountants.",
"O": "Premise1: An independent report released before the crime took place concluded that xyz corporation was vulnerable to embezzlement.",
"P": "Statement1: Detective : because the embezzler must have had specialized knowledge and access to internal financial records, we can presume that the embezzler worked for xyz corporation as either an accountant or an actuary. But an accountant would probably not make the kind of mistakes in ledger entries that led to the discovery of the embezzlement. Statement2: Thus it is likely that the embezzler is one of the actuaries."
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"instruction": "In the following, you will see an argument and 2 premises, where Premise 1 weakens the Argument. Please modify the Statements in the Argument until Premise 2 weakens the Argument instead, while Premise 1 fails to weakens the Argument. Note that no additional statement should be added. ",
"input": "Argument: Statement1: When the ancient fossils of a primitive land mammal were unearthed in new zealand, they provided the first concrete evidence that the island country had once had indigenous land mammals. Until that discovery, new zealand had no known native land mammals. Statement2: The discovery thus falsifies the theory that new zealand's rich and varied native bird population owes its existence to the lack of competition from mammals.\nPremise1: The recently discovered land mammal became extinct long before the native bird population was established.\nPremise2: The unearthed land mammal is only one of several ancient land mammals that were indigenous to new zealand.\n\nPlease write the modified argument below: ",
"output": "Statement1: When the ancient fossils of a primitive land mammal were unearthed in new zealand, they provided a concrete evidence that the island country had otherindigenous land mammals. Until that discovery, new zealand had several known native land mammals. Statement3: The discovery thus proved the theory that all ancient land mammals had been discovered in new zealand.",
"qtype": 3,
"id_string": "train_2745",
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"Q": "Which one of the following, if true, most seriously weakens the argument?",
"Om": "Premise2: The unearthed land mammal is only one of several ancient land mammals that were indigenous to new zealand.",
"O": "Premise1: The recently discovered land mammal became extinct long before the native bird population was established.",
"P": "Statement1: When the ancient fossils of a primitive land mammal were unearthed in new zealand, they provided the first concrete evidence that the island country had once had indigenous land mammals. Until that discovery, new zealand had no known native land mammals. Statement2: The discovery thus falsifies the theory that new zealand's rich and varied native bird population owes its existence to the lack of competition from mammals."
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"instruction": "In the following, you will see an argument and 2 premises, where Premise 1 weakens the Argument. Please modify the Statements in the Argument until Premise 2 weakens the Argument instead, while Premise 1 fails to weakens the Argument. Note that no additional statement should be added. ",
"input": "Argument: Sent1: 1990 editorial : sent2: local pay phone calls have cost a quarter apiece ever since the 1970s, when a soft drink from a vending machine cost about the same. Statement1: The price of a soft drink has more than doubled since, so phone companies should be allowed to raise the price of pay phone calls too.\nPremise1: Between the 1970s and 1990 the cost of ingredients for soft drinks increased at a greater rate than the cost of telephone equipment.\nPremise2: Government regulation of phone call prices did not become more stringent between the 1970s and 1990.\n\nPlease write the modified argument below: ",
"output": "Statement1: 1990 editorial : Statement2: Local pay phone calls have cost a quarter apiece ever since the 1970s, when a soft drink from a vending machine cost about the same. Statement3: The government has banned the soft drink from rise in price, so phone companies should obey the regulationtoo.",
"qtype": 3,
"id_string": "train_2005",
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"Q": "Which one of the following, if true, most weakens the editorial's argument?",
"Om": "Premise2: Government regulation of phone call prices did not become more stringent between the 1970s and 1990.",
"O": "Premise1: Between the 1970s and 1990 the cost of ingredients for soft drinks increased at a greater rate than the cost of telephone equipment.",
"P": "Sent1: 1990 editorial : sent2: local pay phone calls have cost a quarter apiece ever since the 1970s, when a soft drink from a vending machine cost about the same. Statement1: The price of a soft drink has more than doubled since, so phone companies should be allowed to raise the price of pay phone calls too."
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"instruction": "In the following, you will see an argument and 2 premises, where Premise 1 provides a necessary assumption to the Argument. Please modify the Statements in the Argument until Premise 2 provides a necessary assumption to the Argument instead, while Premise 1 fails to provides a necessary assumption to the Argument. Note that no additional statement should be added. ",
"input": "Argument: Statement1: Installing scrubbers in smokestacks and switching to cleaner-burning fuel are the two methods available to northern power for reducing harmful emissions from its plants. Scrubbers will reduce harmful emissions more than cleaner-burning fuels will. Statement2: Therefore, by installing scrubbers, northern power will be doing the most that can be done to reduce harmful emissions from its plants.\nPremise1: Harmful emissions from northern power's plants cannot be reduced more by using both methods together than by the installation of scrubbers alone.\nPremise2: Switching to cleaner-burning fuel will not be more expensive than installing scrubbers.\n\nPlease write the modified argument below: ",
"output": "Statement1: Installing scrubbers in smokestacks and switching to cleaner-burning fuel are the two methods available to northern power for reducing harmful emissions from its plants. Cleaner-burning fuels will reduce harmful emissions more than scrubbers will. Statement3: Therefore, by burning clearn fuels, northern power will be doing the most that can be done to reduce harmful emissions from its plants.",
"qtype": 0,
"id_string": "train_2749",
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"Q": "Which of the following is an assumption on which the argument depends?",
"Om": "Premise2: Switching to cleaner-burning fuel will not be more expensive than installing scrubbers.",
"O": "Premise1: Harmful emissions from northern power's plants cannot be reduced more by using both methods together than by the installation of scrubbers alone.",
"P": "Statement1: Installing scrubbers in smokestacks and switching to cleaner-burning fuel are the two methods available to northern power for reducing harmful emissions from its plants. Scrubbers will reduce harmful emissions more than cleaner-burning fuels will. Statement2: Therefore, by installing scrubbers, northern power will be doing the most that can be done to reduce harmful emissions from its plants."
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"instruction": "In the following, you will see an argument and 2 premises, where Premise 1 weakens the Argument. Please modify the Statements in the Argument until Premise 2 weakens the Argument instead, while Premise 1 fails to weakens the Argument. Note that no additional statement should be added. ",
"input": "Argument: Statement1: A significant amount of the acquisition budget of a typical university library is spent on subscriptions to scholarly journals. Over the last several years, the average subscription rate a library pays for such a journal has increased dramatically, even though the costs of publishing a scholarly journal have remained fairly constant. Statement2: Obviously, then, in most cases publishing a scholarly journal must be much more profitable now than it was several years ago.\nPremise1: Most subscribers to scholarly journals are individuals, not libraries, and the subscription rates for individuals have generally remained unchanged for the past several years.\nPremise2: Many university libraries have begun to charge higher and higher fines for overdue books and periodicals as a way of passing on increased journal subscription costs to library users.\n\nPlease write the modified argument below: ",
"output": "Statement1: A significant amount of the acquisition budget of a typical university library is spent on subscriptions to scholarly journals. Over the last several years, the average subscription rate a library pays for such a journal has increased dramatically, even though the costs of publishing a scholarly journal have remained fairly constant. Statement3: Obviously, then, in most casesthe action of subscribing scholarly journals is burdensome for many university libraries.",
"qtype": 3,
"id_string": "train_3541",
"input_info": {
"Q": "Which one of the following, if true, most seriously weakens the argument?",
"Om": "Premise2: Many university libraries have begun to charge higher and higher fines for overdue books and periodicals as a way of passing on increased journal subscription costs to library users.",
"O": "Premise1: Most subscribers to scholarly journals are individuals, not libraries, and the subscription rates for individuals have generally remained unchanged for the past several years.",
"P": "Statement1: A significant amount of the acquisition budget of a typical university library is spent on subscriptions to scholarly journals. Over the last several years, the average subscription rate a library pays for such a journal has increased dramatically, even though the costs of publishing a scholarly journal have remained fairly constant. Statement2: Obviously, then, in most cases publishing a scholarly journal must be much more profitable now than it was several years ago."
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"instruction": "In the following, you will see an argument and 2 premises, where Premise 1 provides a sufficient assumption to the Argument. Please modify the Statements in the Argument until Premise 2 provides a sufficient assumption to the Argument instead, while Premise 1 fails to provides a sufficient assumption to the Argument. Note that no additional statement should be added. ",
"input": "Argument: Statement1: Carol : the best choice for investment is real estate because the payout is huge. Even though the market can be a little unpredictable, it's the quickest way to turn a sizable profit. Statement2: Kenny : real estate is way too risky and people get huge sums of money tied up into one house that sometimes they can't sell or the value depreciates precipitously. It's much wiser to invest in dependable things like utilities or bonds.\nPremise1: Carol is more willing to take risks than kenny.\nPremise2: Carol is very risk averse.\n\nPlease write the modified argument below: ",
"output": "Statement1: Kenny: the best choice for investment is real estate because the payout is huge. Even though the market can be a little unpredictable, it's the quickest way to turn a sizable profit. Statement4: Carol : real estate is way risky and people get huge sums of money tied up into one house that sometimes they can't sell or the value depreciates precipitously. It's much wiser to invest in dependable things like utilities or bonds.",
"qtype": 1,
"id_string": "train_1259",
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"Q": "Based on the text above, which of the following can be assumed about carol and kenny's investment strategies?",
"Om": "Premise2: Carol is very risk averse.",
"O": "Premise1: Carol is more willing to take risks than kenny.",
"P": "Statement1: Carol : the best choice for investment is real estate because the payout is huge. Even though the market can be a little unpredictable, it's the quickest way to turn a sizable profit. Statement2: Kenny : real estate is way too risky and people get huge sums of money tied up into one house that sometimes they can't sell or the value depreciates precipitously. It's much wiser to invest in dependable things like utilities or bonds."
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"instruction": "In the following, you will see an argument and 2 premises, where Premise 1 strengthens the Argument. Please modify the Statements in the Argument until Premise 2 strengthens the Argument instead, while Premise 1 fails to strengthens the Argument. Note that no additional statement should be added. ",
"input": "Argument: Statement1: Foster : many species of extremely large north american mammals became extinct during the last ice age, which was also the time of the first human migration to north america. Statement2: These species could not survive the dramatic changes wrought by this human migration. Statement3: Fisch : those extinctions were caused by the dramatic shift to a harsher climate. Statement4: The climate changed so rapidly that the species could not adapt.\nPremise1: The huge size of the mammals made it difficult for them to migrate the great distances to milder environments.\nPremise2: Archaeological evidence reveals that the human migrants had a number of different kinds of large weapons.\n\nPlease write the modified argument below: ",
"output": "Statement1: Fisch : many species of extremely large north american mammals became extinct during the last ice age, which was also the time of the first human migration to north america. Statement2: These species could not survive the dramatic changes wrought by this human migration. Statement3: Foster : those extinctions were caused by the dramatic shift to a harsher climate. Statement4: The climate changed so rapidly that the species could not adapt.",
"qtype": 2,
"id_string": "train_2538",
"input_info": {
"Q": "Which one of the following, if true, most strengthens fisch's argument?",
"Om": "Premise2: Archaeological evidence reveals that the human migrants had a number of different kinds of large weapons.",
"O": "Premise1: The huge size of the mammals made it difficult for them to migrate the great distances to milder environments.",
"P": "Statement1: Foster : many species of extremely large north american mammals became extinct during the last ice age, which was also the time of the first human migration to north america. Statement2: These species could not survive the dramatic changes wrought by this human migration. Statement3: Fisch : those extinctions were caused by the dramatic shift to a harsher climate. Statement4: The climate changed so rapidly that the species could not adapt."
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"instruction": "In the following, you will see an argument and 2 premises, where Premise 1 weakens the Argument. Please modify the Statements in the Argument until Premise 2 weakens the Argument instead, while Premise 1 fails to weakens the Argument. Note that no additional statement should be added. ",
"input": "Argument: Statement1: Using fossil energy more efficiently is in the interest of the nation and the global environment, but major improvements are unlikely unless proposed government standards are implemented to eliminate products or practices that are among the least efficient in their class. Statement2: Objection : decisions on energy use are best left to the operation of the market.\nPremise1: Often the purchaser of a product, such as a landlord buying an appliance, chooses on the basis of purchase price because the purchaser is not the person who will pay for energy used by the product.\nPremise2: It would be unrealistic to expect society to make the changes necessary to achieve maximum energy efficiency all at once.\n\nPlease write the modified argument below: ",
"output": "Statement1: Using fossil energy more efficiently is in the interest of the nation and the global environment, but major improvements are unlikely unless proposed government standards are implemented step by step toeliminate products or practices that are among the least efficient in their class. Statement2: Objection : fossil energy use can be achieved in a short time.",
"qtype": 3,
"id_string": "train_4504",
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"Q": "Which one of the following, if true, most directly undermines the objection above?",
"Om": "Premise2: It would be unrealistic to expect society to make the changes necessary to achieve maximum energy efficiency all at once.",
"O": "Premise1: Often the purchaser of a product, such as a landlord buying an appliance, chooses on the basis of purchase price because the purchaser is not the person who will pay for energy used by the product.",
"P": "Statement1: Using fossil energy more efficiently is in the interest of the nation and the global environment, but major improvements are unlikely unless proposed government standards are implemented to eliminate products or practices that are among the least efficient in their class. Statement2: Objection : decisions on energy use are best left to the operation of the market."
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"instruction": "In the following, you will see an argument and 2 premises, where Premise 1 weakens the Argument. Please modify the Statements in the Argument until Premise 2 weakens the Argument instead, while Premise 1 fails to weakens the Argument. Note that no additional statement should be added. ",
"input": "Argument: Statement1: A recent study of 10,000 people who were involved in automobile accidents found that a low percentage of those driving large automobiles at the time of their accidents were injured, but a high percentage of those who were driving small automobiles at the time of their accidents were injured. Statement2: Thus, one is less likely to be injured in an automobile accident if one drives a large car rather than a small car.\nPremise1: A large automobile is far more likely to be involved in an accident than is a small automobile.\nPremise2: Only a small percentage of those people involved in an automobile accident are injured as a result.\n\nPlease write the modified argument below: ",
"output": "Statement1: A recent study of 10,000 trafficaccidents found that a low percentage of those were bicycle accidents, but a high percentage of those were automobile accidents. Statement2: Thus, one is less likely to be injured in a traffic accident if one ride a bicycle rather than a car.",
"qtype": 3,
"id_string": "train_3539",
"input_info": {
"Q": "Which one of the following, if true, most seriously weakens the argument?",
"Om": "Premise2: Only a small percentage of those people involved in an automobile accident are injured as a result.",
"O": "Premise1: A large automobile is far more likely to be involved in an accident than is a small automobile.",
"P": "Statement1: A recent study of 10,000 people who were involved in automobile accidents found that a low percentage of those driving large automobiles at the time of their accidents were injured, but a high percentage of those who were driving small automobiles at the time of their accidents were injured. Statement2: Thus, one is less likely to be injured in an automobile accident if one drives a large car rather than a small car."
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"instruction": "In the following, you will see an argument and 2 premises, where Premise 1 provides a necessary assumption to the Argument. Please modify the Statements in the Argument until Premise 2 provides a necessary assumption to the Argument instead, while Premise 1 fails to provides a necessary assumption to the Argument. Note that no additional statement should be added. ",
"input": "Argument: Statement1: Adults have the right to vote ; so should adolescents. Statement2: Admittedly, adolescents and adults are not the same. Statement3: But to the extent that adolescents and adults are different, adults can not be expected to represent the interests of adolescents. Statement4: If adults can not represent the interests of adolescents, then only by giving adolescents the vote will these interests be represented.\nPremise1: Adolescents should have their interests represented.\nPremise2: The right to vote is a right that all human beings should have.\n\nPlease write the modified argument below: ",
"output": "Statement1: Adults have the right to vote ; so should adolescents. Statement2: Admittedly, adolescents and adults are not the same. Statement3: But to the extent that adolescents and adults are different, adults can not be expected to exercise the rights of adolescents. Statement4: If adults can not exercise the rights of adolescents, then only by giving adolescents the vote will these rights be exercised.",
"qtype": 0,
"id_string": "train_1198",
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"Q": "The argument relies on which one of the following assumptions?",
"Om": "Premise2: The right to vote is a right that all human beings should have.",
"O": "Premise1: Adolescents should have their interests represented.",
"P": "Statement1: Adults have the right to vote ; so should adolescents. Statement2: Admittedly, adolescents and adults are not the same. Statement3: But to the extent that adolescents and adults are different, adults can not be expected to represent the interests of adolescents. Statement4: If adults can not represent the interests of adolescents, then only by giving adolescents the vote will these interests be represented."
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"instruction": "In the following, you will see an argument and 2 premises, where Premise 1 strengthens the Argument. Please modify the Statements in the Argument until Premise 2 strengthens the Argument instead, while Premise 1 fails to strengthens the Argument. Note that no additional statement should be added. ",
"input": "Argument: Statement1: Toxicologist : a survey of oil-refinery workers who work with mbte, an ingredient currently used in some smog-reducing gasolines, found an alarming incidence of complaints about headaches, fatigue, and shortness of breath. Statement2: Since gasoline containing mbte will soon be widely used, we can expect an increased incidence of headaches, fatigue, and shortness of breath.\nPremise1: Headaches, fatigue, and shortness of breath are among the symptoms of several medical conditions that are potentially serious threats to public health.\nPremise2: Most oil-refinery workers who do not work with mbte do not have serious health problems involving headaches, fatigue, and shortness of breath.\n\nPlease write the modified argument below: ",
"output": "Statement1: Toxicologist : a survey of oil-refinery workers who work with mbte, an ingredient currently used in some smog-reducing gasolines, found an alarming incidence of complaints about headaches, fatigue, and shortness of breath. Statement2: So for workers' health, we should close all oil refineries.",
"qtype": 2,
"id_string": "train_4565",
"input_info": {
"Q": "Each of the following, if true, strengthens the toxicologist's argument except:",
"Om": "Premise2: Most oil-refinery workers who do not work with mbte do not have serious health problems involving headaches, fatigue, and shortness of breath.",
"O": "Premise1: Headaches, fatigue, and shortness of breath are among the symptoms of several medical conditions that are potentially serious threats to public health.",
"P": "Statement1: Toxicologist : a survey of oil-refinery workers who work with mbte, an ingredient currently used in some smog-reducing gasolines, found an alarming incidence of complaints about headaches, fatigue, and shortness of breath. Statement2: Since gasoline containing mbte will soon be widely used, we can expect an increased incidence of headaches, fatigue, and shortness of breath."
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"instruction": "In the following, you will see an argument and 2 premises, where Premise 1 strengthens the Argument. Please modify the Statements in the Argument until Premise 2 strengthens the Argument instead, while Premise 1 fails to strengthens the Argument. Note that no additional statement should be added. ",
"input": "Argument: Statement1: Last winter was mild enough to allow most bird species to forage naturally, which explains why the proportion of birds visiting feeders was much lower than usual. Statement2: The mild winter also allowed many species to stay in their summer range all winter without migrating south, thereby limiting the usual attrition accompanying migration. Statement3: Hence, last year's mild winter is responsible for this year's larger-than-usual bird population.\nPremise1: Birds eating at feeders are more vulnerable to predators than are birds foraging naturally.\nPremise2: Birds that remain in their summer range all winter often exhaust that range's food supply before spring.\n\nPlease write the modified argument below: ",
"output": "Statement1: Last winter was mild enough to allow most bird species to forage naturally, which explains why the proportion of birds visiting feeders was much lower than usual. Statement2: The mild winter also allowed many species to stay in their summer range all winter without migrating south, thereby limiting the usual attrition accompanying migration. Statement3: Hence, last year's mild winter is responsible for some bird starved this spring.",
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"id_string": "train_1271",
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"Q": "Which one of the following, if true, would most strengthen the reasoning in the argument?",
"Om": "Premise2: Birds that remain in their summer range all winter often exhaust that range's food supply before spring.",
"O": "Premise1: Birds eating at feeders are more vulnerable to predators than are birds foraging naturally.",
"P": "Statement1: Last winter was mild enough to allow most bird species to forage naturally, which explains why the proportion of birds visiting feeders was much lower than usual. Statement2: The mild winter also allowed many species to stay in their summer range all winter without migrating south, thereby limiting the usual attrition accompanying migration. Statement3: Hence, last year's mild winter is responsible for this year's larger-than-usual bird population."
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"instruction": "In the following, you will see an argument and 2 premises, where Premise 1 weakens the Argument. Please modify the Statements in the Argument until Premise 2 weakens the Argument instead, while Premise 1 fails to weakens the Argument. Note that no additional statement should be added. ",
"input": "Argument: Statement1: There is evidence to suggest that our cave-dwelling ancestors polished many of their flints to a degree far surpassing what was necessary for hunting purposes. Statement2: It seems, therefore, that early humans possessed an aesthetic sense.\nPremise1: Flints were often used by early humans for everyday chores other than hunting.\nPremise2: Most flints used by our cave-dwelling ancestors were not highly polished.\n\nPlease write the modified argument below: ",
"output": "Statement1: We discovered a highly polished flints used by our cave-dwelling ancestors. Statement2: It seems, therefore, that highly polished flints widely existed at that time.",
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"id_string": "train_666",
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"Q": "Which one of the following statements, if true, most seriously weakens the argument?",
"Om": "Premise2: Most flints used by our cave-dwelling ancestors were not highly polished.",
"O": "Premise1: Flints were often used by early humans for everyday chores other than hunting.",
"P": "Statement1: There is evidence to suggest that our cave-dwelling ancestors polished many of their flints to a degree far surpassing what was necessary for hunting purposes. Statement2: It seems, therefore, that early humans possessed an aesthetic sense."
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"instruction": "In the following, you will see an argument and 2 premises, where Premise 1 weakens the Argument. Please modify the Statements in the Argument until Premise 2 weakens the Argument instead, while Premise 1 fails to weakens the Argument. Note that no additional statement should be added. ",
"input": "Argument: Statement1: Tea made from camellia leaves is a popular beverage. Statement2: However, studies show that regular drinkers of camellia tea usually suffer withdrawal symptoms if they discontinue drinking the tea. Furthermore, regular drinkers of camellia tea are more likely than people in general to develop kidney damage. Statement3: Regular consumption of this tea, therefore, can result in a heightened risk of kidney damage.\nPremise1: Many people who regularly consume camellia tea also regularly consume other beverages suspected of causing kidney damage.\nPremise2: Several other popular beverages contain the same addictive chemical that is found in camellia tea.\n\nPlease write the modified argument below: ",
"output": "Statement1: Tea made from camellia leaves is a popular beverage. Statement2: However, studies show that regular drinkers of camellia tea usually suffer withdrawal symptoms if they discontinue drinking the tea. Furthermore, regular drinkers of camellia tea are more likely than people in general to develop kidney damage. Statement4: Therefore, drinking other popular beverages can avoid occuring withdrawal symptoms.",
"qtype": 3,
"id_string": "train_2131",
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"Q": "Which one of the following, if true, most seriously weakens the argument?",
"Om": "Premise2: Several other popular beverages contain the same addictive chemical that is found in camellia tea.",
"O": "Premise1: Many people who regularly consume camellia tea also regularly consume other beverages suspected of causing kidney damage.",
"P": "Statement1: Tea made from camellia leaves is a popular beverage. Statement2: However, studies show that regular drinkers of camellia tea usually suffer withdrawal symptoms if they discontinue drinking the tea. Furthermore, regular drinkers of camellia tea are more likely than people in general to develop kidney damage. Statement3: Regular consumption of this tea, therefore, can result in a heightened risk of kidney damage."
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"instruction": "In the following, you will see an argument and 2 premises, where Premise 1 provides a sufficient assumption to the Argument. Please modify the Statements in the Argument until Premise 2 provides a sufficient assumption to the Argument instead, while Premise 1 fails to provides a sufficient assumption to the Argument. Note that no additional statement should be added. ",
"input": "Argument: Statement1: Editorialist : some people argue that we have an obligation not to cut down trees. Statement2: However, there can be no obligation to an entity unless that entity has a corresponding right. So if we have an obligation toward trees, then trees have rights. Statement3: But trees are not the sort of things that can have rights. Statement4: Therefore, we have no obligation not to cut down trees.\nPremise1: Avoiding cutting down trees is not an obligation owed to some entity other than trees.\nPremise2: Only conscious entities are the sort of things that can have rights.\n\nPlease write the modified argument below: ",
"output": "Statement1: Editorialist : some people argue that we have an obligation not to cut down trees. Statement2: However, there can be no obligation to an entity unless that entity has a corresponding right. Trees are an entity of cutting down trees. Statement4: But trees are not conscious. Statement5: Therefore, we have no obligation not to cut down trees.",
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"id_string": "train_3028",
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"Q": "The editorialist's argument depends on assuming which one of the following?",
"Om": "Premise2: Only conscious entities are the sort of things that can have rights.",
"O": "Premise1: Avoiding cutting down trees is not an obligation owed to some entity other than trees.",
"P": "Statement1: Editorialist : some people argue that we have an obligation not to cut down trees. Statement2: However, there can be no obligation to an entity unless that entity has a corresponding right. So if we have an obligation toward trees, then trees have rights. Statement3: But trees are not the sort of things that can have rights. Statement4: Therefore, we have no obligation not to cut down trees."
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"instruction": "In the following, you will see an argument and 2 premises, where Premise 1 weakens the Argument. Please modify the Statements in the Argument until Premise 2 weakens the Argument instead, while Premise 1 fails to weakens the Argument. Note that no additional statement should be added. ",
"input": "Argument: Statement1: Mall owner : our mall's occupancy rate is so low that we are barely making a profit. Statement2: We can not raise rents because of an unacceptably high risk of losing established tenants. On the other hand, a mall that is fully occupied costs about as much to run as one in which a rental space here and a rental space there stands empty. Statement3: Clearly, therefore, to increase profits we must sign up new tenants.\nPremise1: The mall's operating costs could be cut by consolidating currently rented spaces in such a way that an entire wing of the mall could be closed up.\nPremise2: None of the mall's established tenants is likely to need additional floor space there in the foreseeable future.\n\nPlease write the modified argument below: ",
"output": "Statement1: Mall owner : our mall's occupancy rate is so low that we are barely making a profit. Statement2: We can not raise rents because of an unacceptably high risk of losing established tenants. On the other hand, a mall that is fully occupied costs about as much to run as one in which a rental space here and a rental space there stands empty .moreover, most tenants are reluctant to change locations. Statement4: Clearly, therefore, to increase profits we must sign up new tenantsor expect a permanent tenant to need more rental space..",
"qtype": 3,
"id_string": "train_1823",
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"Q": "Which of the following, if true, most seriously weakens the argument?",
"Om": "Premise2: None of the mall's established tenants is likely to need additional floor space there in the foreseeable future.",
"O": "Premise1: The mall's operating costs could be cut by consolidating currently rented spaces in such a way that an entire wing of the mall could be closed up.",
"P": "Statement1: Mall owner : our mall's occupancy rate is so low that we are barely making a profit. Statement2: We can not raise rents because of an unacceptably high risk of losing established tenants. On the other hand, a mall that is fully occupied costs about as much to run as one in which a rental space here and a rental space there stands empty. Statement3: Clearly, therefore, to increase profits we must sign up new tenants."
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"instruction": "In the following, you will see an argument and 2 premises, where Premise 1 provides a necessary assumption to the Argument. Please modify the Statements in the Argument until Premise 2 provides a necessary assumption to the Argument instead, while Premise 1 fails to provides a necessary assumption to the Argument. Note that no additional statement should be added. ",
"input": "Argument: Statement1: It was misleading for james to tell the core curriculum committee that the chair of the anthropology department had endorsed his proposal. Statement2: The chair of the anthropology department had told james that his proposal had her endorsement, but only if the draft proposal she saw included all the recommendations james would ultimately make to the core curriculum committee.\nPremise1: The draft proposal that the chair of the anthropology department had seen did not include all of the recommendations in james's proposal to the core curriculum committee.\nPremise2: If the chair of the anthropology department did not endorse james's proposed recommendations, the core curriculum committee would be unlikely to implement them.\n\nPlease write the modified argument below: ",
"output": "Statement1: It was not a misleading for james to tell the core curriculum committee that the chair of the anthropology department had endorsed his proposal. Statement2: The chair of the anthropology department had told james that his proposal had her endorsement, because the draft proposal she saw included all the recommendations james ultimately made to the core curriculum committe who have started implementing the recommendations.",
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"Q": "The argument relies on which one of the following assumptions?",
"Om": "Premise2: If the chair of the anthropology department did not endorse james's proposed recommendations, the core curriculum committee would be unlikely to implement them.",
"O": "Premise1: The draft proposal that the chair of the anthropology department had seen did not include all of the recommendations in james's proposal to the core curriculum committee.",
"P": "Statement1: It was misleading for james to tell the core curriculum committee that the chair of the anthropology department had endorsed his proposal. Statement2: The chair of the anthropology department had told james that his proposal had her endorsement, but only if the draft proposal she saw included all the recommendations james would ultimately make to the core curriculum committee."
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"instruction": "In the following, you will see an argument and 2 premises, where Premise 1 weakens the Argument. Please modify the Statements in the Argument until Premise 2 weakens the Argument instead, while Premise 1 fails to weakens the Argument. Note that no additional statement should be added. ",
"input": "Argument: Statement1: The country of baurisia has, until now, been self-sufficient in both grain and meat. However, with growing prosperity in baurisia has come a steadily increasing per capita consumption of meat, and it takes several pounds of grain to produce one pound of meat. Statement2: Therefore, since per capita income in baurisia is almost certain to rise further but increases in domestic grain production are highly unlikely, baurisia is soon likely to become an importer of grain.\nPremise1: It is more economical for baurisians to import meat than grain.\nPremise2: The per capita consumption of meat in baurisia is roughly the same across all income levels.\n\nPlease write the modified argument below: ",
"output": "Statement1: The country of baurisia has, until now, been self-sufficient in both grain and meat. However, with growing prosperity in baurisia has come a steadily increasing per capita consumption of meat. Statement3: Therefore, since per capita income in baurisia is almost certain to rise further but increases in domestic meat production are highly unlikely, baurisia is soon likely to become an importer of meat.",
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"id_string": "train_3088",
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"Q": "Which of the following, if true, most seriously weakens the argument?",
"Om": "Premise2: The per capita consumption of meat in baurisia is roughly the same across all income levels.",
"O": "Premise1: It is more economical for baurisians to import meat than grain.",
"P": "Statement1: The country of baurisia has, until now, been self-sufficient in both grain and meat. However, with growing prosperity in baurisia has come a steadily increasing per capita consumption of meat, and it takes several pounds of grain to produce one pound of meat. Statement2: Therefore, since per capita income in baurisia is almost certain to rise further but increases in domestic grain production are highly unlikely, baurisia is soon likely to become an importer of grain."
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"instruction": "In the following, you will see an argument and 2 premises, where Premise 1 provides a necessary assumption to the Argument. Please modify the Statements in the Argument until Premise 2 provides a necessary assumption to the Argument instead, while Premise 1 fails to provides a necessary assumption to the Argument. Note that no additional statement should be added. ",
"input": "Argument: Statement1: For most people, the left half of the brain controls linguistic capabilities, but some people have their language centers in the right half. Statement2: When a language center of the brain is damaged, for example by a stroke, linguistic capabilities are impaired in some way. Statement3: Therefore, people who have suffered a serious stroke on the left side of the brain without suffering any such impairment must have their language centers in the right half.\nPremise1: If there are language centers on the left side of the brain, any serious stroke affecting that side of the brain damages at least one of them.\nPremise2: Strokes tend to impair linguistic capabilities more severely than does any other cause of damage to language centers in the brain.\n\nPlease write the modified argument below: ",
"output": "Statement1: For most people, the left half of the brain controls linguistic capabilities, but some people have their language centers in the right half. Statement2: When a language center of the brain is damaged, for example by a stroke or other disease. Linguistic capabilities are impaired in some way. Statement3: Therefore, people who have suffered a stroke on the left side of the brain without suffering any such impairment must have their language centers in the right half.",
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"Q": "Which of the following is an assumption on which the reasoning in the argument above depends?",
"Om": "Premise2: Strokes tend to impair linguistic capabilities more severely than does any other cause of damage to language centers in the brain.",
"O": "Premise1: If there are language centers on the left side of the brain, any serious stroke affecting that side of the brain damages at least one of them.",
"P": "Statement1: For most people, the left half of the brain controls linguistic capabilities, but some people have their language centers in the right half. Statement2: When a language center of the brain is damaged, for example by a stroke, linguistic capabilities are impaired in some way. Statement3: Therefore, people who have suffered a serious stroke on the left side of the brain without suffering any such impairment must have their language centers in the right half."
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"instruction": "In the following, you will see an argument and 2 premises, where Premise 1 provides a necessary assumption to the Argument. Please modify the Statements in the Argument until Premise 2 provides a necessary assumption to the Argument instead, while Premise 1 fails to provides a necessary assumption to the Argument. Note that no additional statement should be added. ",
"input": "Argument: Statement1: Economist : the most economically efficient way to reduce emissions of air pollutants is to tax them in proportion to the damage they are likely to cause. But in country y, many serious pollutants are untaxed and unregulated, and policy makers strongly oppose new taxes. Statement2: Therefore, the best way to achieve a reduction in air pollutant emissions in country y would be to institute fixed upper limits on them.\nPremise1: Policy makers in country y do not oppose setting fixed upper limits on air pollutant emissions as strongly as they oppose new taxes.\nPremise2: Policy makers in country y strongly favor reductions in air pollutant emissions.\n\nPlease write the modified argument below: ",
"output": "Statement1: Economist : the most economically efficient way to reduce emissions of air pollutants is to tax them in proportion to the damage they are likely to cause. In country y, many serious pollutants are taxed and regulated to improve the air quality., and policy makers agree with new taxes. Statement3: Therefore, the best way to achieve a reduction in air pollutant emissions in country y would be to tax and regulate the air pollutants..",
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"id_string": "train_1474",
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"Q": "Which of the following is an assumption of the economist's argument?",
"Om": "Premise2: Policy makers in country y strongly favor reductions in air pollutant emissions.",
"O": "Premise1: Policy makers in country y do not oppose setting fixed upper limits on air pollutant emissions as strongly as they oppose new taxes.",
"P": "Statement1: Economist : the most economically efficient way to reduce emissions of air pollutants is to tax them in proportion to the damage they are likely to cause. But in country y, many serious pollutants are untaxed and unregulated, and policy makers strongly oppose new taxes. Statement2: Therefore, the best way to achieve a reduction in air pollutant emissions in country y would be to institute fixed upper limits on them."
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"instruction": "In the following, you will see an argument and 2 premises, where Premise 1 weakens the Argument. Please modify the Statements in the Argument until Premise 2 weakens the Argument instead, while Premise 1 fails to weakens the Argument. Note that no additional statement should be added. ",
"input": "Argument: Statement1: Editorial in krenlandian newspaper : krenland's steelmakers are losing domestic sales because of lower-priced imports, in many cases because foreign governments subsidize their steel industries in ways that are banned by international treaties. But whatever the cause, the cost is ultimately going to be jobs in krenland's steel industry. Statement2: Therefore, it would protect not only steel companies but also industrial employment in krenland if our government took measures to reduce cheap steel imports.\nPremise1: For many krenlandian manufacturers who face severe international competition in both domestic and export markets, steel constitutes a significant part of their raw material costs.\nPremise2: Because steel from krenland is rarely competitive in international markets, only a very small portion of krenlandian steelmakers' revenue comes from exports.\n\nPlease write the modified argument below: ",
"output": "Statement1: Editorial in krenlandian newspaper : krenland's steelmakers are losing international sales because of lower-priced steel, in many cases because foreign governments subsidize their steel industries in ways that are banned by international treaties. But whatever the cause, the cost is ultimately going to be lower steel exports in krenland's steel industry. Statement3: Therefore, it would protect not only revenue of the steelmakers but also krenland's steel exports if our government took measures to support krenland's steel sales in international markets.",
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"id_string": "train_3401",
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"Q": "Which of the following, if true, most seriously weakens the editorial's argument?",
"Om": "Premise2: Because steel from krenland is rarely competitive in international markets, only a very small portion of krenlandian steelmakers' revenue comes from exports.",
"O": "Premise1: For many krenlandian manufacturers who face severe international competition in both domestic and export markets, steel constitutes a significant part of their raw material costs.",
"P": "Statement1: Editorial in krenlandian newspaper : krenland's steelmakers are losing domestic sales because of lower-priced imports, in many cases because foreign governments subsidize their steel industries in ways that are banned by international treaties. But whatever the cause, the cost is ultimately going to be jobs in krenland's steel industry. Statement2: Therefore, it would protect not only steel companies but also industrial employment in krenland if our government took measures to reduce cheap steel imports."
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"instruction": "In the following, you will see an argument and 2 premises, where Premise 1 strengthens the Argument. Please modify the Statements in the Argument until Premise 2 strengthens the Argument instead, while Premise 1 fails to strengthens the Argument. Note that no additional statement should be added. ",
"input": "Argument: Statement1: Commemorative plaques cast from brass are a characteristic art form of the benin culture of west africa. Some scholars, noting that the oldest surviving plaques date to the 1400s, hypothesize that brass-casting techniques were introduced by the portuguese, who came to benin in 1485 a.d. but portuguese records of that expedition mention cast-brass jewelry sent to benin's king from neighboring ife. Statement2: So it is unlikely that benin's knowledge of brass casting derived from the portuguese.\nPremise1: The portuguese had no contact with ife until the 1500s.\nPremise2: As early as 1500 a. d., benin artists were making brass plaques incorporating depictions of europeans.\n\nPlease write the modified argument below: ",
"output": "Statement1: Commemorative plaques cast from brass are a characteristic art form of the benin culture of west africa. Some scholars, noting that the oldest surviving plaques date to the 1400s, hypothesize that brass-casting techniques were introduced by the portuguese, who came to benin in 1585 a.d. but portuguese records of that expedition mention cast-brass jewelry sent to benin's king from neighboring ife. Statement4: So it is unlikely that benin's knowledge of brass casting derived from the portuguese.",
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"id_string": "train_2652",
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"Q": "Which of the following, if true, most strengthens the argument?",
"Om": "Premise2: As early as 1500 a. d., benin artists were making brass plaques incorporating depictions of europeans.",
"O": "Premise1: The portuguese had no contact with ife until the 1500s.",
"P": "Statement1: Commemorative plaques cast from brass are a characteristic art form of the benin culture of west africa. Some scholars, noting that the oldest surviving plaques date to the 1400s, hypothesize that brass-casting techniques were introduced by the portuguese, who came to benin in 1485 a.d. but portuguese records of that expedition mention cast-brass jewelry sent to benin's king from neighboring ife. Statement2: So it is unlikely that benin's knowledge of brass casting derived from the portuguese."
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"instruction": "In the following, you will see an argument and 2 premises, where Premise 1 weakens the Argument. Please modify the Statements in the Argument until Premise 2 weakens the Argument instead, while Premise 1 fails to weakens the Argument. Note that no additional statement should be added. ",
"input": "Argument: Statement1: A physically active lifestyle has been shown to help increase longevity. Statement2: In the wistar region of bellaria, the average age at death is considerably higher than in any other part of the country. Statement3: Wistar is the only mountainous part of bellaria. A mountainous terrain makes even such basic activities as walking relatively strenuous ; it essentially imposes a physically active lifestyle on people. Statement4: Clearly, this circumstance explains the long lives of people in wistar.\nPremise1: Many people who live in the wistar region have moved there in middle age or upon retirement.\nPremise2: In bellaria all medical expenses are paid by the government, so that personal income does not affect the quality of health care a person receives.\n\nPlease write the modified argument below: ",
"output": "Statement1: High income has been shown to help increase longevity. Statement2: In the wistar region of bellaria, the average age at death is considerably higher than in any other part of the country. Statement3: Wistar is the only developedpart of bellaria. A high level of income can help people receive better quality of health care. Statement5: Clearly, this circumstance explains the long lives of people in wistar.",
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"id_string": "train_980",
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"Q": "Which of the following, if true, most seriously weakens the argument?",
"Om": "Premise2: In bellaria all medical expenses are paid by the government, so that personal income does not affect the quality of health care a person receives.",
"O": "Premise1: Many people who live in the wistar region have moved there in middle age or upon retirement.",
"P": "Statement1: A physically active lifestyle has been shown to help increase longevity. Statement2: In the wistar region of bellaria, the average age at death is considerably higher than in any other part of the country. Statement3: Wistar is the only mountainous part of bellaria. A mountainous terrain makes even such basic activities as walking relatively strenuous ; it essentially imposes a physically active lifestyle on people. Statement4: Clearly, this circumstance explains the long lives of people in wistar."
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"instruction": "In the following, you will see an argument and 2 premises, where Premise 1 provides a necessary assumption to the Argument. Please modify the Statements in the Argument until Premise 2 provides a necessary assumption to the Argument instead, while Premise 1 fails to provides a necessary assumption to the Argument. Note that no additional statement should be added. ",
"input": "Argument: Statement1: Political analyst : several years ago, mcfarlane, the military dictator, had brooks, the former prime minister, arrested on charges of corruption. Statement2: After years of negotiation, mcfarlane has pardoned brooks, and she has agreed to join his government. Statement3: Almost all of mcfarlane's supporters believe that brooks is guilty of corruption. Statement4: Moreover, almost all of mcfarlane's opponents will oppose anyone who agrees to join his government. Statement5: So brooks will have few supporters in this country.\nPremise1: Most people in the country are either supporters or opponents of mcfarlane\nPremise2: The charges on which brooks was arrested were unfounded\n\nPlease write the modified argument below: ",
"output": "Statement1: Political analyst : several years ago, brooks, the former prime minister was arrested on charges of corruption. Statement2: After years of negotiation, mcfarlane has made peace with brooks, and she has agreed to join his government. Statement3: Almost all of mcfarlane's supporters believe that brooks is not guilty of corruption. Statement4: Statement5: So brooks will have a lot of supporters in this country.",
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"Q": "The political analyst's argument depends on the assumption that",
"Om": "Premise2: The charges on which brooks was arrested were unfounded",
"O": "Premise1: Most people in the country are either supporters or opponents of mcfarlane",
"P": "Statement1: Political analyst : several years ago, mcfarlane, the military dictator, had brooks, the former prime minister, arrested on charges of corruption. Statement2: After years of negotiation, mcfarlane has pardoned brooks, and she has agreed to join his government. Statement3: Almost all of mcfarlane's supporters believe that brooks is guilty of corruption. Statement4: Moreover, almost all of mcfarlane's opponents will oppose anyone who agrees to join his government. Statement5: So brooks will have few supporters in this country."
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"instruction": "In the following, you will see an argument and 2 premises, where Premise 1 weakens the Argument. Please modify the Statements in the Argument until Premise 2 weakens the Argument instead, while Premise 1 fails to weakens the Argument. Note that no additional statement should be added. ",
"input": "Argument: Statement1: A scientist made three observations : ( 1 ) in the world's temperate zones, food is more plentiful in the ocean than it is in fresh water ; ( 2 ) migratory fish in temperate zones generally mature in the ocean and spawn in fresh water ; and ( 3 ) migratory fish need much nourishment as they mature but little or none during the part of their lives when they spawn. Statement2: On the basis of those observations, the scientist formulated the hypothesis that food availability is a determining factor in the migration of migratory fish. Statement3: Subsequently the scientist learned that in the tropics migratory fish generally mature in fresh water and spawn in the ocean.\nPremise1: Whether in the tropics food is less plentiful in the ocean than in fresh water\nPremise2: Whether in the world's temperate zones, the temperatures of bodies of fresh water tend to be lower than those of the regions of the oceans into which they flow\n\nPlease write the modified argument below: ",
"output": "Statement1: A scientist made three observations : ( 1 ) in the world's tropics, temperature is lower in the ocean than it is in fresh water ; ( 2 ) migratory fish in temperate zones generally mature in fresh water and spawn in the ocean ; and ( 3 ) migratory fish need warmer environment during the part of their lives when they spawn. Statement2: On the basis of those observations, the scientist formulated the hypothesis that temperature is a determining factor in the migration of migratory fish. Statement3: Subsequently the scientist learned that in the temperate zones migratory fish generally mature in the ocean and spawn in fresh water.",
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"id_string": "train_1299",
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"Q": "Which one of the following would it be most helpful to know in order to judge whether what the scientist subsequently learned calls into question the hypothesis?",
"Om": "Premise2: Whether in the world's temperate zones, the temperatures of bodies of fresh water tend to be lower than those of the regions of the oceans into which they flow",
"O": "Premise1: Whether in the tropics food is less plentiful in the ocean than in fresh water",
"P": "Statement1: A scientist made three observations : ( 1 ) in the world's temperate zones, food is more plentiful in the ocean than it is in fresh water ; ( 2 ) migratory fish in temperate zones generally mature in the ocean and spawn in fresh water ; and ( 3 ) migratory fish need much nourishment as they mature but little or none during the part of their lives when they spawn. Statement2: On the basis of those observations, the scientist formulated the hypothesis that food availability is a determining factor in the migration of migratory fish. Statement3: Subsequently the scientist learned that in the tropics migratory fish generally mature in fresh water and spawn in the ocean."
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"instruction": "In the following, you will see an argument and 2 premises, where Premise 1 provides a necessary assumption to the Argument. Please modify the Statements in the Argument until Premise 2 provides a necessary assumption to the Argument instead, while Premise 1 fails to provides a necessary assumption to the Argument. Note that no additional statement should be added. ",
"input": "Argument: Statement1: Linguist : regional dialects, many of which eventually become distinct languages, are responses by local populations to their own particular communicative needs. Statement2: So even when the unification of the world economy forces the adoption of a universal language for use in international trade, this language itself will inevitably develop many regional dialects.\nPremise1: After the unification of the world economy, there will be variation among many different local populations in their communicative needs in international trade.\nPremise2: When the unification of the world economy forces the adoption of a universal language for use in international trade, many regional dialects of other languages will be eradicated.\n\nPlease write the modified argument below: ",
"output": "Statement1: Linguist : regional dialects, many of which eventually become same language, are responses by local populations to their same communicative needs. Statement2: So when the unification of the world economy forces the adoption of a universal language for use in international trade, this language itself will not develop any regional dialects.",
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"id_string": "train_1845",
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"Q": "Which one of the following is an assumption that the linguist's argument requires?",
"Om": "Premise2: When the unification of the world economy forces the adoption of a universal language for use in international trade, many regional dialects of other languages will be eradicated.",
"O": "Premise1: After the unification of the world economy, there will be variation among many different local populations in their communicative needs in international trade.",
"P": "Statement1: Linguist : regional dialects, many of which eventually become distinct languages, are responses by local populations to their own particular communicative needs. Statement2: So even when the unification of the world economy forces the adoption of a universal language for use in international trade, this language itself will inevitably develop many regional dialects."
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"instruction": "In the following, you will see an argument and 2 premises, where Premise 1 weakens the Argument. Please modify the Statements in the Argument until Premise 2 weakens the Argument instead, while Premise 1 fails to weakens the Argument. Note that no additional statement should be added. ",
"input": "Argument: Statement1: Offshore oil-drilling operations entail an unavoidable risk of an oil spill, but importing oil on tankers presently entails an even greater such risk per barrel of oil. Statement2: Therefore, if we are to reduce the risk of an oil spill without curtailing our use of oil, we must invest more in offshore operations and import less oil on tankers.\nPremise1: Tankers can easily be redesigned so that their use entails less risk of an oil spill.\nPremise2: Oil spills caused by tankers have generally been more serious than those caused by offshore operations.\n\nPlease write the modified argument below: ",
"output": "Statement1: Offshore oil-drilling operations entail an unavoidable risk of an oil spill, and importing oil on tankers presently entails an less such risk per barrel of oil. Statement2: Therefore, if we are to reduce the risk of an oil spill without curtailing our use of oil, we must invest less in offshore operations and import more oil on tankers.",
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"Q": "Which of the following, if true, most seriously weakens the argument above?",
"Om": "Premise2: Oil spills caused by tankers have generally been more serious than those caused by offshore operations.",
"O": "Premise1: Tankers can easily be redesigned so that their use entails less risk of an oil spill.",
"P": "Statement1: Offshore oil-drilling operations entail an unavoidable risk of an oil spill, but importing oil on tankers presently entails an even greater such risk per barrel of oil. Statement2: Therefore, if we are to reduce the risk of an oil spill without curtailing our use of oil, we must invest more in offshore operations and import less oil on tankers."
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"instruction": "In the following, you will see an argument and 2 premises, where Premise 1 strengthens the Argument. Please modify the Statements in the Argument until Premise 2 strengthens the Argument instead, while Premise 1 fails to strengthens the Argument. Note that no additional statement should be added. ",
"input": "Argument: Statement1: By competing with rodents for seeds, black ants help control rodent populations that pose a public health risk. However, a very aggressive species of black ant, the loma ant, which has recently invaded a certain region, has a venomous sting that is often fatal to humans. Statement2: Therefore, the planned introduction into that region of ant flies, which prey on loma ants, would benefit public health.\nPremise1: Ant flies do not attack black ants other than loma ants.\nPremise2: The sting of loma ants can also be fatal to rodents.\n\nPlease write the modified argument below: ",
"output": "Statement1: By competing with rodents for seeds, black ants help control rodent populations that pose a public health risk. And, a very aggressive species of black ant, the loma ant, which has recently been introduced into a certain region, has a venomous sting. Statement3: Therefore, the loma ants, would be more effective than other black ants in controling rodent populations and benefit public health.",
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"Q": "Which of the following, if true, most strengthens the argument?",
"Om": "Premise2: The sting of loma ants can also be fatal to rodents.",
"O": "Premise1: Ant flies do not attack black ants other than loma ants.",
"P": "Statement1: By competing with rodents for seeds, black ants help control rodent populations that pose a public health risk. However, a very aggressive species of black ant, the loma ant, which has recently invaded a certain region, has a venomous sting that is often fatal to humans. Statement2: Therefore, the planned introduction into that region of ant flies, which prey on loma ants, would benefit public health."
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"instruction": "In the following, you will see an argument and 2 premises, where Premise 1 weakens the Argument. Please modify the Statements in the Argument until Premise 2 weakens the Argument instead, while Premise 1 fails to weakens the Argument. Note that no additional statement should be added. ",
"input": "Argument: Statement1: John looks like a professional bodybuilder. Statement2: He weighs 210 pounds and stands six feet tall, which is the size of an nfl linebacker. John looks huge when he enters the room. Statement3: Years of gym time have clearly paid off in spades.\nPremise1: John's father, brothers, and male cousins all look like professional bodybuilders, and none of them have ever worked out.\nPremise2: John works out five times every week.\n\nPlease write the modified argument below: ",
"output": "Statement1: John doesn't look like a professional bodybuilder. Statement2: He weighs 150 pounds and stands six feet tall, which is not the size of an nfl linebacker. John looks thin when he enters the room. Statement4: It seems he hasn't taken the time to exercise over the years.",
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"Q": "Which of the following, if true, weakens the argument?",
"Om": "Premise2: John works out five times every week.",
"O": "Premise1: John's father, brothers, and male cousins all look like professional bodybuilders, and none of them have ever worked out.",
"P": "Statement1: John looks like a professional bodybuilder. Statement2: He weighs 210 pounds and stands six feet tall, which is the size of an nfl linebacker. John looks huge when he enters the room. Statement3: Years of gym time have clearly paid off in spades."
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"instruction": "In the following, you will see an argument and 2 premises, where Premise 1 provides a necessary assumption to the Argument. Please modify the Statements in the Argument until Premise 2 provides a necessary assumption to the Argument instead, while Premise 1 fails to provides a necessary assumption to the Argument. Note that no additional statement should be added. ",
"input": "Argument: Statement1: Traditionally, students at kelly university have evaluated professors on the last day of class. But some professors at kelly either do not distribute the paper evaluation forms or do so selectively, and many students can not attend the last day of class. Statement2: Soon, students will be able to use school computers to evaluate their professors at any time during the semester. Statement3: Therefore, evaluations under the new system will accurately reflect the distribution of student opinion about teaching performance.\nPremise1: Dissatisfied students are in general not more likely than satisfied students to submit a computerized evaluation.\nPremise2: Students can wisely and insightfully assess a professor's performance before the end of the semester.\n\nPlease write the modified argument below: ",
"output": "Statement1: Traditionally, students at kelly university have evaluated professors on the last day of class. But some professors at kelly either do not distribute the paper evaluation forms or do so selectively, and many students can not attend the last day of class. Statement3: Soon, students will be able to use school computers to evaluate their professors under mandatory requirements during the last week of the semester. Statement4: Therefore, evaluations under the new system will accurately reflect the distribution of student opinion about teaching performance of a semester.",
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"Q": "Which one of the following is an assumption required by the argument?",
"Om": "Premise2: Students can wisely and insightfully assess a professor's performance before the end of the semester.",
"O": "Premise1: Dissatisfied students are in general not more likely than satisfied students to submit a computerized evaluation.",
"P": "Statement1: Traditionally, students at kelly university have evaluated professors on the last day of class. But some professors at kelly either do not distribute the paper evaluation forms or do so selectively, and many students can not attend the last day of class. Statement2: Soon, students will be able to use school computers to evaluate their professors at any time during the semester. Statement3: Therefore, evaluations under the new system will accurately reflect the distribution of student opinion about teaching performance."
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"instruction": "In the following, you will see an argument and 2 premises, where Premise 1 weakens the Argument. Please modify the Statements in the Argument until Premise 2 weakens the Argument instead, while Premise 1 fails to weakens the Argument. Note that no additional statement should be added. ",
"input": "Argument: Statement1: Columnist : the amount of acidic pollutants released into the air has decreased throughout the world over the last several decades. Statement2: We can expect, then, an overall decrease in the negative environmental effects of acid rain, which is caused by these acidic pollutants.\nPremise1: Some ecosystems have developed sophisticated mechanisms that reduce the negative effects of increased levels of acids in the environment.\nPremise2: The soils of many ecosystems exposed to acid rain have been exhausted of minerals that help protect them from acid rain's harmful effects.\n\nPlease write the modified argument below: ",
"output": "Statement1: Columnist : the amount of acidic pollutants released into the air has decreased throughout the world over the last several decades. Statement2: We can expect, then, an overall decrease in the negative soil effects of acid rain, which is caused by these acidic pollutants.",
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"Q": "Each of the following, if true, would weaken the columnist's argument except:",
"Om": "Premise2: The soils of many ecosystems exposed to acid rain have been exhausted of minerals that help protect them from acid rain's harmful effects.",
"O": "Premise1: Some ecosystems have developed sophisticated mechanisms that reduce the negative effects of increased levels of acids in the environment.",
"P": "Statement1: Columnist : the amount of acidic pollutants released into the air has decreased throughout the world over the last several decades. Statement2: We can expect, then, an overall decrease in the negative environmental effects of acid rain, which is caused by these acidic pollutants."
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"instruction": "In the following, you will see an argument and 2 premises, where Premise 1 provides a necessary assumption to the Argument. Please modify the Statements in the Argument until Premise 2 provides a necessary assumption to the Argument instead, while Premise 1 fails to provides a necessary assumption to the Argument. Note that no additional statement should be added. ",
"input": "Argument: Statement1: A certain credit-card company awards its customers bonus points for using its credit card. Statement2: Customers can use accumulated points in the purchase of brand name merchandise by mail at prices lower than the manufacturers'suggested retail prices. Statement3: At any given time, therefore, customers who purchase merchandise using the bonus points spend less than they would spend if they purchased the same merchandise in retail stores.\nPremise1: The amount credit-card customers pay for shipping the merchandise ordered by mail does not increase the amount customers spend to an amount greater than they would spend if they purchased the same merchandise in retail stores.\nPremise2: The merchandise available to the company's credit-card customers using the bonus points is frequently sold in retail stores at prices that are higher than the manufacturers' suggested retail prices.\n\nPlease write the modified argument below: ",
"output": "Statement1: A certain credit-card company awards its customers bonus points for using its credit card. Statement2: However, customers use accumulated points in the purchase of brand name merchandise by mail at prices higher than the manufacturers'suggested retail prices. Statement3: At any given time, therefore, customers who purchase merchandise using the bonus points spend more than they would spend if they purchased the same merchandise in retail stores.",
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"Q": "Which one of the following is an assumption on which the argument depends?",
"Om": "Premise2: The merchandise available to the company's credit-card customers using the bonus points is frequently sold in retail stores at prices that are higher than the manufacturers' suggested retail prices.",
"O": "Premise1: The amount credit-card customers pay for shipping the merchandise ordered by mail does not increase the amount customers spend to an amount greater than they would spend if they purchased the same merchandise in retail stores.",
"P": "Statement1: A certain credit-card company awards its customers bonus points for using its credit card. Statement2: Customers can use accumulated points in the purchase of brand name merchandise by mail at prices lower than the manufacturers'suggested retail prices. Statement3: At any given time, therefore, customers who purchase merchandise using the bonus points spend less than they would spend if they purchased the same merchandise in retail stores."
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"instruction": "In the following, you will see an argument and 2 premises, where Premise 1 weakens the Argument. Please modify the Statements in the Argument until Premise 2 weakens the Argument instead, while Premise 1 fails to weakens the Argument. Note that no additional statement should be added. ",
"input": "Argument: Statement1: Some people fear that global warming will cause the large ice formations in the polar seas to melt, thereby warming the waters of those seas and threatening the plankton that is crucial to the marine food chain. Statement2: Some scientists contend that it is unlikely that the melting process has begun, since water temperatures in the polar seas are the same today as they were a century ago.\nPremise1: The temperature of water that contains melting ice tends to remain constant until all of the ice in the ice-and-water mixture has melted.\nPremise2: The mean air temperature above both land and water in the polar regions has not varied significantly over the past 100 years.\n\nPlease write the modified argument below: ",
"output": "Statement1: Some people fear that global warming will cause the large ice formations in the polar seas to melt, thereby warming the waters of those seas and threatening the plankton that is crucial to the marine food chain. Statement2: Some scientists contend that the melting process has begun, since water temperatures in the polar seas are higher in a century ago.",
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"Q": "Which one of the following, if true, most seriously undermines the scientists'contention?",
"Om": "Premise2: The mean air temperature above both land and water in the polar regions has not varied significantly over the past 100 years.",
"O": "Premise1: The temperature of water that contains melting ice tends to remain constant until all of the ice in the ice-and-water mixture has melted.",
"P": "Statement1: Some people fear that global warming will cause the large ice formations in the polar seas to melt, thereby warming the waters of those seas and threatening the plankton that is crucial to the marine food chain. Statement2: Some scientists contend that it is unlikely that the melting process has begun, since water temperatures in the polar seas are the same today as they were a century ago."