Question ID:PT43 S2 Q14 Passage:Resident:  Residents of this locale should not consider their loss of farming as a way of life to be a tragedy. When this area was a rural area it was economically depressed, but it is now a growing bastion of high-tech industry with high-wage jobs, and supports over 20 times the number of jobs it did then.  Stem:Which one of the following, if true, does the most to justify the conclusion of the resident's argument? Correct Answer Choice:CChoice A:Farming is becoming increasingly efficient, with the result that fewer farms are required to produce the same amount of food. Choice B:The development of high-tech industry is more valuable to national security than is farming. Choice C:Residents of this locale do not value a rural way of life more than they value economic prosperity. Choice D:Many residents of this locale have annual incomes that are twice what they were when the locale was primarily agricultural. Choice E:The loss of a family farm is often perceived as tragic even when no financial hardship results.