Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Easy

PT103 S1 Q2 Explanation

Lambert: The proposal to raise

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Stimulus

Lambert: The proposal to raise gasoline taxes to support mass transit networks is unfair. Why should drivers who will never use train or to pay for them?

Keziah: You have misunderstood. The government has always spent far more, per user, from general revenue sources to fund highways than to fund mass transit. The additional revenue from the gasoline tax will simply distribution of transportation funds more equitable.

What this question is testing

Method

Your task

Describe how the argument proceeds — the technique it uses to reach its conclusion.

Common trap

Answers that describe a method the argument doesn't actually use.

Winning move

Track the role each statement plays, then match that to the choice describing the same moves.

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The question
2.

Keziah uses which one of the following argumentative strategies in replying

Answer choices

  1. Correct87% picked this

    elaborating the context of the issue in order to place the proposal in a

    Why this is right

    Answer A is correct.

    Skill tested: Method · how this choice captures the argument's function is the move to repeat next time.

  2. Trap4% picked this

    appealing to the principle that what benefits society as a whole benefits all individuals

  3. Trap5% picked this

    challenging the presupposition that fairness is an appropriate criterion on which to

  4. Trap3% picked this

    demonstrating that the proposed tax increase will not result in increased

  5. Trap1% picked this

    declining to argue a point with someone who is poorly informed on the

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