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In response to studies showing that accidents involving kerosene heaters were responsible for a significant number of fatalities, government regulators in Country X have banned the sale of kerosene. This will have a negative effect on disposable income for the citizens of Country X, since oil and natural gas, the two available alternative heating fuels, are more expensive than kerosene.

The conclusion above is based on which of the following assumptions?

A) Most citizens of country X base their decision on heating fuel strictly on price.
B) It will prove impossible to fully implement the ban of kerosene, since a flourishing black market exists for the sale of banned goods in Country X.
C) Oil and natural gas will be responsible for fewer fatal accidents than kerosene was before kerosene was banned.
D) Heating costs absorb a very significant portion of the disposable income of citizens of Country X.
E) The citizens of Country X will continue to use heating fuels.

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prakash111687 wrote:

IMO E.

Prakash, can you please explain how you concluded E.

Because I just couldn't find any reason to eliminate A.

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22 Jun 2012, 10:46

I am not sure how "basing their decision" will have impact on the fuel price. Moreover this choice fails for negation test and "Most" & "strictly" are extreme words.

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In response to studies showing that accidents involving kerosene heaters were responsible for a significant number of fatalities, government regulators in Country X have banned the sale of kerosene. This will have a negative effect on disposable income for the citizens of Country X, since oil and natural gas, the two available alternative heating fuels, are more expensive than kerosene.

Summary of conclusion: The income of X's citizens will be affected negatively by the banning of Kerosene

I will use the NEGATIVE technique as the solution for this argument.
A) Most citizens of country X DO NOT base their decision on heating fuel strictly on price.=> does not affect to the conclusion
B) It will prove POSSIBLE to fully implement the ban of kerosene, since a flourishing black market exists for the sale of banned goods in Country X => Whether the black-market makes the prices of kerosene increase or not is still unsured
C) Oil and natural gas will be NOT responsible for fewer fatal accidents than kerosene was before kerosene was banned. => out of scope
D) Heating costs absorb NOT a very significant portion of the disposable income of citizens of Country X. => Irrelevant to disposable key word
E) The citizens of Country X will NOT continue to use heating fuels => The cost of alternative heating fuels does not affect the income of X's citizens
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