raising cigarette tax

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raising cigarette tax

by cathy0929 » Tue Aug 19, 2008 2:16 am
Sonya: The government of Copeland is raising the cigarette tax. Copeland’s cigarette prices will still be reasonably low, so cigarette consumption will probably not be affected much. Consequently, government revenue from the tax will increase.

Raoul: True, smoking is unlikely to decrease, because Copeland’s cigarette prices will still not be high. They will, however, no longer be the lowest in the region, so we might begin to see substantial illegal sales of smuggled cigarettes in Copeland.

Raoul responds to Sonya’s argument by doing which of the following?

A.Questioning the support for Sonya’s conclusion by distinguishing carefully between no change and no decrease
B.calling Sonya’s conclusion into question by pointing to a possible effect of a certain change.
C.Arguing that Sonya’s conclusion would be better supported if Sonya could cite a precedent for what she predicts will happen.
D.showing that a cause that Sonya claims will be producing a certain effect is not the only cause that could produce that effect
E.pointing out that a certain initiative is not bold enough to have the predicts it will have

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by raunekk » Tue Aug 19, 2008 2:36 am
imo:D

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by ritula » Tue Aug 19, 2008 3:28 am
I also thinnk it shoukd be D
Philosophers have interpreted world in various ways, the point is to change it!

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by cathy0929 » Tue Aug 19, 2008 5:06 am
the answer is B

I choose C

First, Raoul admitted that smoking is unlikely to decrease -- that is Sonya's point;
then, Raoul extended the point to that "substantial illegal sales of smuggled cigarettes in Copeland" -- to absorb the price margin.

then Sonya's arguments will be better served.

I don't why is B

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by raunekk » Tue Aug 19, 2008 5:34 am
i went for D . because Raul is not refuting or going against..Thus A C and E are out..

He agrees with her.... True, smoking is unlikely to decrease,


So went for D.

May i know d source..??:)

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by cathy0929 » Tue Aug 19, 2008 6:25 am
what do you mean by "d source", do you mean where does the question come from??

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by raunekk » Tue Aug 19, 2008 6:44 am
d=the...lol

sorry ..:)

ya, i meant the source of the question..:)

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Re: raising cigarette tax

by kiranlegend » Tue Aug 19, 2008 7:01 am
cathy0929 wrote:Sonya: The government of Copeland is raising the cigarette tax. Copeland’s cigarette prices will still be reasonably low, so cigarette consumption will probably not be affected much. Consequently, government revenue from the tax will increase.

Raoul: True, smoking is unlikely to decrease, because Copeland’s cigarette prices will still not be high. They will, however, no longer be the lowest in the region, so we might begin to see substantial illegal sales of smuggled cigarettes in Copeland.

Raoul responds to Sonya’s argument by doing which of the following?

A.Questioning the support for Sonya’s conclusion by distinguishing carefully between no change and no decrease
B.calling Sonya’s conclusion into question by pointing to a possible effect of a certain change.
C.Arguing that Sonya’s conclusion would be better supported if Sonya could cite a precedent for what she predicts will happen.
D.showing that a cause that Sonya claims will be producing a certain effect is not the only cause that could produce that effect
E.pointing out that a certain initiative is not bold enough to have the predicts it will have

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IMO B-- Smuggling is a possible effect of an increase in tobacoo prices(eventhough it is slight) because it is not the lowest in the region...

Sonya talked about another effect that is quite possible other than the effect of increase in revenue for the local govt.

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by cathy0929 » Tue Aug 19, 2008 7:50 am
raunekk:

the question comes from a exercise package containing some mock tests.

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by cathy0929 » Tue Aug 19, 2008 7:56 am
kiranlegend:

thank you for your explanation.

when i was answering the question, i was a little sensitive towards the strong words they use to state the answer choice B " question".

Now i understood that the second person only want to points out that Sonya missed a possible side effect of increasing the cigarrette price

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by anju » Tue Aug 19, 2008 1:17 pm
IMO: B

Sonya: Effect is government revenue from the tax will increase.
Raoul does not talk about another cause that would result in the same effect mentioned my Sonya and hence D is not an option.

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by kris77 » Thu May 12, 2016 12:37 pm
I will Go with option B in this case.