Reading skills among high school students in Gotham have been steadily declining, which can only be the result of overcrowding in the schools.
Which of the following, if true, most seriously weaken the argument above?
A) The high school system in Gotham succeeds in giving students a good education at considerably less cost than do most system.
B) Several cities have found that overcrowding in the schools is not always associated with lower reading score.
C) Gotham schools have a greater teacher-to-student ratio than most other schools.
D) Student's reading skills have not declined in other cities where the high schools are just as crowded as those of Gotham.
E) Schools are not overcrowded in many cities where high schools reading scores have declined more than they have in Gotham.
Which of the following, if true, most seriously weaken the argument above?
A) The high school system in Gotham succeeds in giving students a good education at considerably less cost than do most system.
B) Several cities have found that overcrowding in the schools is not always associated with lower reading score.
C) Gotham schools have a greater teacher-to-student ratio than most other schools.
D) Student's reading skills have not declined in other cities where the high schools are just as crowded as those of Gotham.
E) Schools are not overcrowded in many cities where high schools reading scores have declined more than they have in Gotham.
