Restaurateur: If San Francisco wants to retain its thriving restaurant industry, then we must defeat the newly proposed increase in the city dining tax. In cities across the country that have enacted a similarly high tax, within three years nearly 35% of all restaurants have gone out of business.
Type - evaluate
A. How would San Francisco’s new dining tax compare to other cities across the country? - Irrelevant - the argument already tells that In cities across the country that have enacted a similarly high tax, within three years nearly 35% of all restaurants have gone out of business.
B. Is price the most important factor for potential customers in determining where they will choose to dine? - Irrelevant
C. What percentage of restaurants typically go out of business over a three-year period in cities without a similarly high dining tax? - Correct - If 35% is about the average for those cities that do not have high dining taxes , then the argument is weakened else strengthened
D. How many restaurants are in San Francisco compared to other cities across the country? - Irrelevant - the actual number does not matter
E. Does the new city tax apply to restaurants that have been in business for more than 25 years ? - Out of scope
Answer C
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