Critical Reasoning

The mayor's plan to reduce city traffic congestion is to construct a railway commuter system, stretching comprehensively outwards from the downtown area and ending at the city limits. According to the mayor, construction of the railway system would cost less than adding new traffic lanes and would reduce the amount of car traffic in the city.

Which of the following Supports mayor's plan?

A. The proposed railway will supplant the traffic lanes of several crucial city highways.
B. A lot of city traffic congestion is caused by incoming truck shipments from remote locations outside the city.
C. For most city dwellers, the commuter railway fares will be more expensive than the cost of commuting by car.
D. The majority of city drivers are commuting from within the city limits.
E. A railway system once existed in the city, but was shut down for lack of use.

D

henryjejo wrote:The mayor's plan to reduce city traffic congestion is to construct a railway commuter system, stretching comprehensively outwards from the downtown area and ending at the city limits. According to the mayor, construction of the railway system would cost less than adding new traffic lanes and would reduce the amount of car traffic in the city.

A. The proposed railway will supplant the traffic lanes of several crucial city highways.
B. A lot of city traffic congestion is caused by incoming truck shipments from remote locations outside the city.
C. For most city dwellers, the commuter railway fares will be more expensive than the cost of commuting by car.
D. The majority of city drivers are commuting from within the city limits.
E. A railway system once existed in the city, but was shut down for lack of use.

D

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Ankur87 wrote:

henryjejo wrote:The mayor's plan to reduce city traffic congestion is to construct a railway commuter system, stretching comprehensively outwards from the downtown area and ending at the city limits. According to the mayor, construction of the railway system would cost less than adding new traffic lanes and would reduce the amount of car traffic in the city.

A. The proposed railway will supplant the traffic lanes of several crucial city highways.
B. A lot of city traffic congestion is caused by incoming truck shipments from remote locations outside the city.
C. For most city dwellers, the commuter railway fares will be more expensive than the cost of commuting by car.
D. The majority of city drivers are commuting from within the city limits.
E. A railway system once existed in the city, but was shut down for lack of use.

D

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Strengthen or Weaken.. ??

Sorry...Its a strengthen Question. I have updated the question. Thanks.

(D) should be correct here. If majority of city drivers are commuting from within the city limits, we can expect the mayor's plan to succeed.

D.