Bunuel wrote:
Since the deregulation of the air travel industry in the late 1970s, airfares have been relatively low and the number of passenger miles flown has been increasing. In recent months, however, airfares have risen but the number of passenger miles flown is still going up.
Which of the following can most reasonably be inferred from the statements above?
A. The cost of air travel does not affect the number of passenger miles flown.
B. People are now flying to destinations that they formerly reached by train or by other modes of transportation.
C. Factors other than low airfares must be contributing to the rise in the number of passenger miles flown.
D. Takeovers in the deregulated air travel industry have been responsible for the rise in airfares.
E. Airfares can climb even higher without causing a drop in the number of passenger miles flown.
Project CR Butler: Critical Reasoning
For all CR butler Questions Click HereA. The cost of air travel does not affect the number of passenger miles flown.
We cannot infer that as it's saying does not affect (strong words), what if it contributes but it's not much of a contributor in the same as of now. What if the fares go out of a person's budget will the people still fly.?B. People are now flying to destinations that they formerly reached by train or by other modes of transportation.
Just because the number of passenger miles is increasing does not mean more people are flying it can be fewer people are flying larger distances.C. Factors other than low airfares must be contributing to the rise in the number of passenger miles flown.
In line with the reasoning and thought process. Since if this is the condition, it justifies why the number is still increasing even though the fare has been raised.D. Takeovers in the deregulated air travel industry have been responsible for the rise in airfares.
We cannot infer that as nothing as such has been mentioned.E. Airfares can climb even higher without causing a drop in the number of passenger miles flown.
We cannot infer that aswell.