Consumer activist: By allowing major airlines to abandon, as they promptly did, all but their most profitable routes, the government’s decision to cease regulation of the airline industry has worked to the
disadvantage of everyone who lacks access to large metropolitan airport.
Industry representative: On the contrary, where major airlines moved out, regional airlines have moved in and, as a consequence, there are
more flights into and out of most small airports now than before the change in regulatory policy.
The industry representative’s argument
will not provide an effective answer to the consumer activist’s claim
unless which one of the following is true?
What we need to find out:
Which statement provides EFFECTIVE ANSWER to consumer acitvist's claim.Fulfill the gap:
More regional flights will
not be disadvantage ( Another words: more flights will be an advantage to consumers)
Quote:
(A) No small airport has fewer flights now than it did before the change in policy regarding regulation of the airline industry.
It doesn’t connect to advantage or disadvantage to consumer claim. Straightforward
rejectQuote:
(B) When permitted to do so by changes in regulatory policy, each major airline abandoned all but large metropolitan airports.
It doesn’t connect to advantage or disadvantage to consumer claim. Straightforward
rejectOut of C,D and E. Quote:
(C) Policies that result in an increase in the number of flights to which consumers have easy access do not generally work to the disadvantage of consumers.
It is more precise to say that it doesn’t disadvantage to consumers, rather than highlighting advantages as given in D and E choices.
NOT disadvantage = Advantage 1+ advantage 2 +advantage 3….( it covers the entire scope of all advantages )
Hence C is preferred choiceQuote:
(D) Regional airlines charge less to fly a given route now than the major airlines charged when they flew the same route.
D could have been better choice if C option is not present. In D it covers only about charges. Less charges maybe an advantage but it could be a disadvantage also. Maybe less prices means less services during the flight , which could be disadvantage for premium passengers.
So D scope is shorter than C to cover. Hence C is better choice
Quote:
(E) Any policy that leads to an increase in the number of competitors in a given field works to the long-term advantage of consumers.
Similar reasoning for E as in D as E covers another type of advantage ie. Long term advantage. Scope is not covered big as mentioned in C ,
so option C is preferred choice over E.Hence C correct