Logical Reasoning

PT134 · S2 · Q10 In order to reduce traffic

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In order to reduce traffic congestion and raise revenue for the city, the mayor plans to implement a charge of $10 per day for driving in the downtown area.

Evidence

In order to reduce traffic congestion and raise revenue for the city, the mayor plans to implement a charge of $10 per day for driving in the downtown area.

Payment of this charge will be enforced using a highly sophisticated system that employs digital cameras and computerized automobile registration.

This system will not be ready until the BENY → ~S end of the next year.

Without this system, however, mass ~S → E evasion of the charge will result.

Conclusion

When the mayor's plan is first PI → E implemented, payment of the charge will not be effectively enforced

Evaluate

The argument assumes that the plan PI → BENY will be implemented before the end of next year.

10.

Which one of the following is an assumption on which the argument depends for its conclusion to be properly drawn?

  1. Correct

    The mayor's plan to charge

    Why this is right

    This ensures that the plan will PI → BENY be implemented before the system is in place.

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

    75% picked this

  2. The city will incur a

    Out of Scope

    The conclusion is about whether evasion will occur when the plan is implemented and not about a budget deficit.

    3% picked this

  3. The plan to charge for

    Out of Scope - Opinion

    What should or should not be the case is not relevant to what is the case.

    14% picked this

  4. Raising revenue is a more

    Irrelevant Comparison

    The relative importance of these considerations is irrelevant to the argument, since the argument is about what will happen and not why it will happen.

    2% picked this

  5. A daily charge for driving

    Too Strong

    The plan need not be the most effective way to accomplish the mayor’s goals for the plan to be effective.

    5% picked this

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