Missing sentences CAT 2023 Actual Questions slot 3

Q.17 There is a sentence that is missing in the paragraph below. Look at the paragraph and
decide where (option 1, 2, 3, or 4) the following sentence would best fit.
Sentence: For theoretical purposes, arguments may be considered as freestanding
entities, abstracted from their contexts of use in actual human activities.
Paragraph : --------(1)------. An argument can be defined as a complex symbolic structure
where some parts, known as the premises, offer support to another part, the
conclusion. Alternatively, an argument can be viewed as a complex speech act
consisting of one or more acts of premising (which assert propositions in favor of the
conclusion), an act of concluding, and a stated or implicit marker (“hence”,
“therefore”) that indicates that the conclusion follows from the premises.-----(2)-------.
The relation of support between premises and conclusion can be cashed out in
different ways: the premises may guarantee the truth of the conclusion, or make its
truth more probable; the premises may imply the conclusion; the premises may make
the conclusion more acceptable (or assertible).---------(3)------. But depending on one’s
explanatory goals, there is also much to be gained from considering arguments as
they in fact occur in human communicative practices.----------(4)----------.
Ans 1. Option 3

2. Option 4
3. Option 2
4. Option 1

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1. Option 3

There is a sentence that is missing in the paragraph below. Look at the paragraph and
decide where (option 1, 2, 3, or 4) the following sentence would best fit.
Sentence: Beyond undermining the monopoly of the State on the use of force, armed
conflict also creates an environment that can enable organized crime to prosper.
Paragraph: ----(1)-------. Linkages between illicit arms, organized crime, and armed
conflict can reinforce one another while also escalating and prolonging violence and
eroding governance.--------(2)-----------. Financial gains from crime can lengthen or intensify
armed conflicts by creating revenue streams for non-State armed groups
(NSAGs).------------(3)--------------. In this context, when hostilities cease and parties to a conflict
move towards a peaceful resolution, the widespread availability of surplus arms and
ammunition can contribute to a situation of ‘criminalized peace’ that obstructs
sustainable peacebuilding efforts.------------(4)-------.
Ans 1. Option 2

2. Option 4
3. Option 1
4. Option 3

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Option 3