Throughout this test, write your answer on the form provided. Erasure marks may cause the grading machine to mark your answer wrong. INSTRUCTIONS: The following selections relate to distinguishing arguments from nonarguments and identifying conclusions. Select the best answer for each. Lead is toxic, but do you know why? Lead is toxic mainly because it preferentially replaces other metals in
biochemical reactions. In so doing it interferes with the proteins that regulate blood pressure (which can cause development delays in children and high blood pressure in adults), heme production (which can lead to anemia), and sperm production. Lead also displaces calcium in the reactions that transmit electrical impulses in the brain, which diminishes the ability to think and recall information. Anne Marie Helmstine, "Your Guide to Chemistry"
A) Argument; conclusion: It interferes with the proteins ... and sperm production.
B) Argument; conclusion: Lead is toxic.
C) Nonargument.
D) Argument; conclusion: It preferentially replaces other metals in biochemical reactions.
E) Argument; conclusion: Lead also displaces calcium ... recall information.
C
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