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Recently, the tuition at most elite private colleges has bee

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by BTGmoderatorDC » Tue Feb 05, 2019 5:06 am

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Recently, the tuition at most elite private colleges has been rising faster than inflation. Even before these increases, many low and middle-income families were unable to afford the full tuition costs for their children at these institutions of higher learning. With the new tuition increases, these colleges will soon cater solely to students with affluent family backgrounds.

Which of the following would it be most useful to determine in order to evaluate the argument?

(A) Whether students from affluent families are more likely to prefer public or private colleges
(B) Whether students from low and middle-income families are qualified to attend elite private colleges
(C) Whether low-income families are less likely to be able to afford tuition costs than middle-income families
(D) Whether tuition costs at elite public colleges have also been rising faster than inflation
(E) Whether grants or scholarships are earmarked for students from economically disadvantaged families

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by deloitte247 » Wed Feb 13, 2019 7:08 am
OPTION A :- INCORRECT
This question doesn't evaluate the argument because if affluent family prefers public to private college, it means that the college might be dominated by the low and middle income families who can barely afford tuition, and with the new development in the tuition fee, the college might be left unattended because it won't be affordable for the economic disadvantaged families.

OPTION B :- INCORRECT
If the low and middle income families are not qualified for private colleges, then the argument shouldn't be in existence because the middle income families wont be considered if their children are not qualified.

OPTION C :- INCORRECT
well, this question doesn't evaluate the argument because from the onset, both the low and middle class families cant afford the tuition with the new increased tuition, it will be quite impossible to afford such tuition.

OPTION D :- INCORRECT
This is an already established fact in the argument and isn't very much useful nor evaluates the argument.

OPTION E :- CORRECT
If grants and scholarships are provided for the economically disadvantaged, it will help them enable to afford the new tuition issued by the private college s as well as private colleges won't only cater for the affluent families only but also the middle and low income families.
This option serves as a reasonable solution as well as a way to evaluate the whole argument.
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