There are two ways to manage

Answer choices

1. A

   Half Scope3% picked this

   Since different parts of the transportation infrastructure are the responsibility of different levels of government, radical reconstruction projects are

   This might explain why radical reconstruction is costly, but does not explain continuous maintenance almost never happens.

   3%
2. B

   Too Weak / Out of Scope4% picked this

   When funds for transportation infrastructure maintenance are scarce, they are typically distributed in proportion to the amount of traffic that is borne

   This fails to add the rate at which the funds are distributed—all at once or a little bit continuously. Furthermore, it does not indicate the type of maintenance utilized.

   4%
3. C

   Enhances the Paradox13% picked this

   If continuous maintenance is performed at less-than- adequate levels, the need for radical reconstruction will often arise later than if maintenance had

   This is an advantage to continuous maintenance, making it all the more puzzling that it almost never happens.

   13%
4. D

   Enhances the Paradox2% picked this

   Radical reconstruction projects are, in general, too costly to be paid for

   This is a disadvantage to radical reconstruction, making it all the more puzzling that it continuous maintenance almost never happens.

   2%
5. E

   Correct79% picked this

   For long periods, the task of regular maintenance lacks urgency, since the consequences of neglecting it are very

   Why this is right

   This minimizes the long term negative effects of neglecting maintenance on transportation infrastructure.

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

   79%