To improve the town's overcrowded school system, the town council has proposed an ambitious education plan to reduce classroom size and make capital improvements-a plan they intend to pay for with an increase in property taxes for homes valued over $500,000. Although the school system desperately needs improving, the town council's plan should be defeated because the majority of the people who would end up paying for the improvements receive no benefit from them.
Which of the following, if true, most strengthens the argument above?
(A) The town's school system is currently ranked among the worst in the state.
(B) Other towns nearby that have made similar capital improvements did not find that the improvements translated to a better quality of education.
(C) The town will need to spend additional money on architect's plans for the capital improvements.
(D) An examination of the tax rolls shows that most homeowners in this category no longer have school-age children.
(E) Some homeowners will delay home improvement projects in order to keep the value of their homes below $500,000.
OA D
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We need to find what coheres with the argument.
Premise: the town has an overcrowded school system that needs to be improved.
Option A - Incorrect
We are not concerned about the rank of the town school system.
Option B - Incorrect
This does not support the argument. It opposes the use of the increase in property taxes as a means of capital for the renovation of the classrooms.
Option C - Incorrect
We are not concerned about money to spend on the architects' plans. Hence, it doesn't explain why the council's plan should be defeated.
Option D - Correct
This explains why the people who pay for the improvement get no benefits from them.
It provides a reason why the council's plan should be defeated and thereby strengthens the argument.
Option E - Incorrect
This is not the reason why the plan should be shut down.
Premise: the town has an overcrowded school system that needs to be improved.
Option A - Incorrect
We are not concerned about the rank of the town school system.
Option B - Incorrect
This does not support the argument. It opposes the use of the increase in property taxes as a means of capital for the renovation of the classrooms.
Option C - Incorrect
We are not concerned about money to spend on the architects' plans. Hence, it doesn't explain why the council's plan should be defeated.
Option D - Correct
This explains why the people who pay for the improvement get no benefits from them.
It provides a reason why the council's plan should be defeated and thereby strengthens the argument.
Option E - Incorrect
This is not the reason why the plan should be shut down.
