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Public-private partnerships are cooperative arrangements wherein government and private sector entities work together to complete a project or provide a service to the population. Since the core purpose of the government is to provide material resources and services to ensure the well-being of the public, any task that can be performed more efficiently through a public-private partnership should be done so.
Which of the following, if true, most seriously weakens the argument?
A. If the government decides to work with private sector entities on a project or service, it can usually take advantage of the strong competition that arises among the multiple firms interested in working on that project or service.
B. When a government agency decides to partner with a private entity on a project or service, the private entity sometimes hires government employees who formerly worked on similar projects and services.
C. Certain tasks, such as construction, are commonly conducted through public-private partnerships, whereas others such as defense and law enforcement are not.
D. For a government agency to manage a product or provide a service as effectively as a private sector entity can, the officials involved need to be experts in the relevant areas, as the people in charge of the same at the private entity are.
E. A successful public-private partnership requires the government to provide the private sector entity with information about the population that the private sector entity can potentially use to exploit people.
Which of the following, if true, most seriously weakens the argument?
A. If the government decides to work with private sector entities on a project or service, it can usually take advantage of the strong competition that arises among the multiple firms interested in working on that project or service.
B. When a government agency decides to partner with a private entity on a project or service, the private entity sometimes hires government employees who formerly worked on similar projects and services.
C. Certain tasks, such as construction, are commonly conducted through public-private partnerships, whereas others such as defense and law enforcement are not.
D. For a government agency to manage a product or provide a service as effectively as a private sector entity can, the officials involved need to be experts in the relevant areas, as the people in charge of the same at the private entity are.
E. A successful public-private partnership requires the government to provide the private sector entity with information about the population that the private sector entity can potentially use to exploit people.
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Premise:
Government’s purpose is to ensure public well-being.
Conclusion:
Any task that can be performed more efficiently through a public-private partnership should be done through such a partnership.
Prethinking:
The argument assumes that greater efficiency automatically improves public well-being.
To weaken, show that even if partnerships are efficient, they may harm the public in another way.
Option A:
Says competition helps government. Strengthens.
Option B:
Former government employees join private firms. Neutral.
Option C:
Just describes which tasks use partnerships. No weakening.
Option D:
Says government officials need expertise to match private firms. This actually supports the idea that private firms may be better.
Option E:
Private firms may exploit people using government-provided information.
This directly attacks the assumption that efficiency always benefits the public. Even efficient partnerships may harm public well-being.
Answer: E
Government’s purpose is to ensure public well-being.
Conclusion:
Any task that can be performed more efficiently through a public-private partnership should be done through such a partnership.
Prethinking:
The argument assumes that greater efficiency automatically improves public well-being.
To weaken, show that even if partnerships are efficient, they may harm the public in another way.
Option A:
Says competition helps government. Strengthens.
Option B:
Former government employees join private firms. Neutral.
Option C:
Just describes which tasks use partnerships. No weakening.
Option D:
Says government officials need expertise to match private firms. This actually supports the idea that private firms may be better.
Option E:
Private firms may exploit people using government-provided information.
This directly attacks the assumption that efficiency always benefits the public. Even efficient partnerships may harm public well-being.
Answer: E
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public - private partnership= cooperative arrangements.
govr - private partnership= to complete project/service to population.
gov core purpose is to provide material resources and services.
conclusion- private-public partnership should finish any task that can be performed more efficiently.
A thats good though. now gov can choose which private sector to work with. but this applies in general world not in here. so no impact. reject.
B so what? no impact at all.
C wrong comparison. reject.
D now concerned about the expertise of gov employee. reject.
E only one left. correct; also if gov choose not to provide infor then the jump the argument has taken will not get to the end point. so this clearly attacks the gap.
govr - private partnership= to complete project/service to population.
gov core purpose is to provide material resources and services.
conclusion- private-public partnership should finish any task that can be performed more efficiently.
A thats good though. now gov can choose which private sector to work with. but this applies in general world not in here. so no impact. reject.
B so what? no impact at all.
C wrong comparison. reject.
D now concerned about the expertise of gov employee. reject.
E only one left. correct; also if gov choose not to provide infor then the jump the argument has taken will not get to the end point. so this clearly attacks the gap.
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