Critical Reasoning

Liberty Gallery was a popular art gallery in Newport City for many years. Due to budget constraints necessitated by a spike in city taxes, the owners of the gallery were forced to move their company to the small suburb of Ebbertsville, a town with a population twenty times smaller than Newport's. In spite of the fact that the pedestrian traffic in Ebbertsville is significantly lighter, Liberty Gallery has never served more regular visitors and patrons.

Which of the following, if true, most helps to resolve the above paradox?

(A) Newport City residents pride themselves on their cosmopolitan culture and appreciation for art.
(B) The patronage and visitor pool of the Liberty Gallery was already on the rise in Newport city, prior to the move.
(C) Ebbertsville is home to Vermillion College, the country's largest and most prestigious school of art.
(D) Many local bus routes pass along the road that leads to the Liberty Gallery.
(E) The Ebbertsville town legislature passed a resolution that would offer tax breaks to Liberty Gallery in exchange for the relocation of its site to Ebbertsville.

[spoiler]I am confused between D and C (think it should be D though). I found this question in one of the older BTG posts that had no OA. [/spoiler]

IMO C

srcc25anu wrote:Liberty Gallery was a popular art gallery in Newport City for many years. Due to budget constraints necessitated by a spike in city taxes, the owners of the gallery were forced to move their company to the small suburb of Ebbertsville, a town with a population twenty times smaller than Newport's. In spite of the fact that the pedestrian traffic in Ebbertsville is significantly lighter, Liberty Gallery has never served more regular visitors and patrons.

Which of the following, if true, most helps to resolve the above paradox?

(A) Newport City residents pride themselves on their cosmopolitan culture and appreciation for art.
(B) The patronage and visitor pool of the Liberty Gallery was already on the rise in Newport city, prior to the move.
(C) Ebbertsville is home to Vermillion College, the country's largest and most prestigious school of art.
(D) Many local bus routes pass along the road that leads to the Liberty Gallery.
(E) The Ebbertsville town legislature passed a resolution that would offer tax breaks to Liberty Gallery in exchange for the relocation of its site to Ebbertsville.

[spoiler]I am confused between D and C (think it should be D though). I found this question in one of the older BTG posts that had no OA. [/spoiler]

Shouldnt it be C becoz D doesnt specify in which city Many local bus routes pass along the road that leads to the Liberty Gallery ? Was it Ebbertsville or
Newport City ?

According to me Answer is C

This resolves 2 things. Pedestrian traffic low still a very high visitor count.
Prestigious college of Art is nearby, hence all the students and others affiliated are patrons to the gallery located in the same suburb. This would never have been possible in the city.

Regards, Sonali.

The trouble I have with C) (C) Ebbertsville is home to Vermillion College, the country's largest and most prestigious school of art.
is that if vermillion college is special and attracts people then the library won`t be any attraction.
Can someone throw some light in this direction ?

Hypothetically there is eiffel tower and a new builiding in paris. I would patronize eiffel tower than the other one.