OFFICIAL EXPLANATION

Conclusion: “A more sensible preservation strategy would be to assist the farmers to modernize their farms to the extent needed to maintain viability.”

Boldface 1: Preservation of the Wilgrinn land (that’s got to be the goal referred to by the answer choices). Reading on… The plan is ill-conceived (not the goal, but the plan—argument does not argue against the goal, but does argue against the plan for achieving the goal), so, the goal is preservation of the land (First Boldface) and that’s also part of the main conclusion so First Boldface is a goal with which the argument basically agrees so A and B are not true.

Boldface 2: Doesn’t really relate to the main conclusion, so… Return to the answer choices and consider second Boldface description in remaining choices. C and D are still possibilities, but… E implies that the argument suggests changing a situation in order to make attainment of the goal possible. But the argument suggests changing the entire strategy for attaining the goal, which is not the same thing, at all—so the second Boldface part of this choice doesn’t fit. Also, the argument doesn’t really endorse the goal so much as it endorses a particular strategy by which to attain the goal. So the first part of Choice E doesn’t fit, either E is not correct, leaving us with C and D. Read Choice C in its entirety: (1) says the first Boldface presents a goal that the argument concludes can be attained. Not exactly—the argument actually concludes that a different strategy is needed to attain the goal, not simply that the goal is attainable (so this part of this choice doesn’t match the argument). (2) Says the second Boldface in the argument is a judgment disputing whether the goal can be attained. NO, definitely not—the second BF in the argument suggests a reason why one strategy won’t succeed, but has nothing to do with whether the goal can be attained—the second part of this choice clearly doesn’t match the argument, at all so C is incorrect. Now look at the remaining choice, to make sure it fits: (1) Goal, strategies for achieving under consideration—YES. (2) An opinion or judgment that serves as the basis supporting an alternative to the earlier plan, but with the same ultimate goal—preservation of Wilgrinn land—YES. So, the final answer is D.