Question ID:PT64 S1 Q14 Passage:Superconductor development will enable energy to be transported farther with less energy lost in transit. This will probably improve industrial productivity, for a similar improvement resulted when oil and natural gas replaced coal as the primary fossil fuels used in North America. Shipping costs, a function of the distance fossil fuels are shipped and the losses of material in transit, decreased for factory owners at that time. Stem:The claim that superconductor development will probably improve industrial productivity plays which one of the following roles in the argument? Correct Answer Choice:AChoice A:It is a conclusion for which the claim that shipping costs for fossil fuels are partly a function of the losses of material in transit is offered as partial support. Choice B:It is a generalization for which the claim that superconductor development will enable energy to be transported farther with less energy lost in transit is offered as an illustration. Choice C:It is an assumption supporting the conclusion that superconductor development will enable energy to be transported farther with less energy lost in transit. Choice D:It is a premise offered to support the claim that oil and natural gas have replaced coal as the primary fossil fuels used in North America. Choice E:It is cited as evidence that shipping costs are a function of the distances fossil fuels are shipped and the losses of material in transit.