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30 Jun 2025, 11:05
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Trade Stagnated. Few reliable methods for transport goods.
Top spur economic growth - Build freeway system that that passes no more than five miles away from each city.
Conclusion -> Freeway (no more than five miles away) A-> Improve Trade - B> Spur economic growth C
Question type Weaken
A. Freeway (as much as ten miles from each city) X -> sufficient to Greatly increase trade B (weaken) lets keep it
B. There More important other causes of lack of trade. But it doesn't say whether something else can cause B or C. ELIMINATE
C. Budget doesn't matter. Conclusion still stands. Out of scope. ELIMINATE
D. Growth of commercial traffic associated with Closeness of transportation between cities. (Strengthen) ELIMINATE
E. Reliability of transport can be improved to some extent without freeway. Doesnt clearly indicate that it will be sufficient to improve trade to level which spur economic growth.
A is the answer
Top spur economic growth - Build freeway system that that passes no more than five miles away from each city.
Conclusion -> Freeway (no more than five miles away) A-> Improve Trade - B> Spur economic growth C
Question type Weaken
A. Freeway (as much as ten miles from each city) X -> sufficient to Greatly increase trade B (weaken) lets keep it
B. There More important other causes of lack of trade. But it doesn't say whether something else can cause B or C. ELIMINATE
C. Budget doesn't matter. Conclusion still stands. Out of scope. ELIMINATE
D. Growth of commercial traffic associated with Closeness of transportation between cities. (Strengthen) ELIMINATE
E. Reliability of transport can be improved to some extent without freeway. Doesnt clearly indicate that it will be sufficient to improve trade to level which spur economic growth.
A is the answer
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30 Jun 2025, 11:37
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Civil Engineer: Trade between the northern and southern cities of our state has stagnated greatly. There are few reliable methods of transporting goods between these two groups of cities, so in order to spur economic growth in this state, we must build a freeway system, connecting the two groups of cities, that passes no more than five miles away from each city.
Which of the following, if true, most seriously weakens the civil engineer’s reasoning?
A. Building a freeway system that passes as much as ten miles from each city would be sufficient to greatly increase trade between the northern and southern cities of the state.: Correct: Since the civil engineer insist that it should be five miles away, the statement if true weakens the claim of 5 miles
B. There are other, more important causes for the lack of trade between the northern and southern cities of the state in addition to a lack of reliable methods of transporting goods between these two groups of cities. Incorrect: It doesnt weaken the argument since freeway system is must be for economic growth. there could be other causes too.
C. The state’s infrastructure budget is not currently large enough to finance the construction of a freeway system.: Out of Scope
D. Growth in the commercial traffic between two groups of cities is most often associated with the closeness of the transportation system with the cities.: Strenghthen the argument rather than weakening
E. The reliability of existing methods of transporting goods between the northern and southern cities of the state can be improved to some extent without building a freeway system: Out of Scope
Which of the following, if true, most seriously weakens the civil engineer’s reasoning?
A. Building a freeway system that passes as much as ten miles from each city would be sufficient to greatly increase trade between the northern and southern cities of the state.: Correct: Since the civil engineer insist that it should be five miles away, the statement if true weakens the claim of 5 miles
B. There are other, more important causes for the lack of trade between the northern and southern cities of the state in addition to a lack of reliable methods of transporting goods between these two groups of cities. Incorrect: It doesnt weaken the argument since freeway system is must be for economic growth. there could be other causes too.
C. The state’s infrastructure budget is not currently large enough to finance the construction of a freeway system.: Out of Scope
D. Growth in the commercial traffic between two groups of cities is most often associated with the closeness of the transportation system with the cities.: Strenghthen the argument rather than weakening
E. The reliability of existing methods of transporting goods between the northern and southern cities of the state can be improved to some extent without building a freeway system: Out of Scope
30 Jun 2025, 11:43
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Ans: A (IMHO)
Civil Engineer: Trade between the northern and southern cities of our state has stagnated greatly. There are few reliable methods of transporting goods between these two groups of cities, so in order to spur economic growth in this state, we must build a freeway system, connecting the two groups of cities, that passes no more than five miles away from each city.
Which of the following, if true, most seriously weakens the civil engineer’s reasoning?
A. Building a freeway system that passes as much as ten miles from each city would be sufficient to greatly increase trade between the northern and southern cities of the state.
If 10 miles would be sufficient than "no more than 5 miles" of the reasoning is weakened. (Answer)
B. There are other, more important causes for the lack of trade between the northern and southern cities of the state in addition to a lack of reliable methods of transporting goods between these two groups of cities.
The argument is only concerned with the method of transportation as a reason.
C. The state’s infrastructure budget is not currently large enough to finance the construction of a freeway system.The
The budget is not part of the discussion in this argument.
D. Growth in the commercial traffic between two groups of cities is most often associated with the closeness of the transportation system to the cities.
this doesn't weaken the argument, if anything, it shows some support for the argument of building passes close to 5 miles.
E. The reliability of existing methods of transporting goods between the northern and southern cities of the state can be improved to some extent without building a freeway system
the reliability of the existing method is not the point of the argument, its the creating more mode of tranportation (passes in close proximity of the cities)
Civil Engineer: Trade between the northern and southern cities of our state has stagnated greatly. There are few reliable methods of transporting goods between these two groups of cities, so in order to spur economic growth in this state, we must build a freeway system, connecting the two groups of cities, that passes no more than five miles away from each city.
Which of the following, if true, most seriously weakens the civil engineer’s reasoning?
A. Building a freeway system that passes as much as ten miles from each city would be sufficient to greatly increase trade between the northern and southern cities of the state.
If 10 miles would be sufficient than "no more than 5 miles" of the reasoning is weakened. (Answer)
B. There are other, more important causes for the lack of trade between the northern and southern cities of the state in addition to a lack of reliable methods of transporting goods between these two groups of cities.
The argument is only concerned with the method of transportation as a reason.
C. The state’s infrastructure budget is not currently large enough to finance the construction of a freeway system.The
The budget is not part of the discussion in this argument.
D. Growth in the commercial traffic between two groups of cities is most often associated with the closeness of the transportation system to the cities.
this doesn't weaken the argument, if anything, it shows some support for the argument of building passes close to 5 miles.
E. The reliability of existing methods of transporting goods between the northern and southern cities of the state can be improved to some extent without building a freeway system
the reliability of the existing method is not the point of the argument, its the creating more mode of tranportation (passes in close proximity of the cities)
