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by Deepthi Subbu » Sat Sep 17, 2011 10:08 pm
Doubling the cost of public transportation to compensate for money lost by declining ridership
would be disastrous. The greater expense would only further discourage commuters who are
already dissatisfied with the poor condition of buses and trains. If the fares are increased,
many commuters will choose to drive their cars instead, causing pollution and traffic congestion.
As a result, the city will lose money and become even more noisy and smog-filled than it is now.
Which of the following is an assumption made in advancing the argument above?

(A) Commuters who decide to drive instead of using public transportation will not share
rides with one another.

(B) Commuters will not park their cars in garages and thereby spend more money
than they would by using buses or trains.

(C) The condition of public transportation will not improve as a result of the fare
increase.

(D) Commuters who use their own cars currently outnumber those who use buses
and trains.

(E) A significant number of people who now use public transportation have cars or can
easily obtain them.


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by krishnasty » Sat Sep 17, 2011 10:17 pm
I'll go with E.
Reason: The main concern is that public transport commuters would quit and drive in their cars WHICH would result in the city loosing money and pollution level increasing. It's an assumption that every1 who uses public transport has a car.
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by sam2304 » Sat Sep 17, 2011 10:23 pm
IMO C.

The greater expense would only further discourage commuters who are already dissatisfied with the poor condition of buses and trains. -> Already the public transport condition is bad.

If the fares are increased, many commuters will choose to drive their cars instead, causing pollution and traffic congestion. -> People assume that condition will not improve so switch to cars.
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by ColumbiaVC » Sat Sep 17, 2011 10:38 pm
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by badpoem » Sat Sep 17, 2011 10:40 pm
Between A and E, I will go with E. E seems to be a very basic assumption.
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by sam2304 » Sat Sep 17, 2011 10:57 pm
Isn't E already stated in the passage ?

If the fares are increased, many commuters will choose to drive their cars instead, causing pollution and traffic congestion. -> already stated they have cars. No need to assume that i suppose. Correct me if i am wrong.
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by sl750 » Sun Sep 18, 2011 12:45 am
Conclusion

As a result the city will lose more money and become even more smog filled

Only E addresses this. If commuters didn't own cars nor could access them easily, they would be forced
to use public transport thereby invalidating the conclusion

C is talking about the condition of public transport. How is that relevant in deciding whether the city will lose money or that the city traffic will become more congested?
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by Deepthi Subbu » Mon Sep 19, 2011 3:13 am
OA E
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by navami » Mon Sep 19, 2011 11:50 am
IMO E
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