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The city administration is planning to impose severe fines on all house owners in the old part of the city who are adding extra floors to their houses. The government claims that the purchase agreement for these houses clearly states that the owners were to add no extra floors to the houses.The government’s move is unjustifiably harsh because most of these houses were purchased by their owners at least 50 years back and the size of the families of these owners has increased considerably since then. Surely, the owners cannot be fined if they want to create more space for their family members to stay in.
Which of the following most weakens the argument above?
(A) Constructing additional floors in houses situated in the old part of the city costs a huge sum of money as there is a severe water shortage in this area and the water needed for construction work has to be transported on diesel tankers.
(B) Construction of additional floors in houses situated in the old part of the city will ruin the aesthetics of this locality and make it unattractive for future buyers.
(C) The children of some of the house owners who stay in the old part of the city stay in other countries and not necessarily with the house owners.
(D) The addition of extra floors will not affect the market value of the houses in the old part of the city.
(E) Most of the house owners in the old part of the city who are adding floors to their houses are doing so primarily for the purpose of renting out these floors.
Which of the following most weakens the argument above?
(A) Constructing additional floors in houses situated in the old part of the city costs a huge sum of money as there is a severe water shortage in this area and the water needed for construction work has to be transported on diesel tankers.
(B) Construction of additional floors in houses situated in the old part of the city will ruin the aesthetics of this locality and make it unattractive for future buyers.
(C) The children of some of the house owners who stay in the old part of the city stay in other countries and not necessarily with the house owners.
(D) The addition of extra floors will not affect the market value of the houses in the old part of the city.
(E) Most of the house owners in the old part of the city who are adding floors to their houses are doing so primarily for the purpose of renting out these floors.
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E - This is because it suggests that the additional floors are not solely for family accommodation but also for rental purposes, which undermines the argument that the fines are harsh given the need for extra space due to family growth
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Option E
To weaken the stance, that the govt shouldn't increase taxes, these folks are doing it for a family which expanded since the initial agreement
Last 2 options C and E - rest all are easy elimination
(C) The children of some of the house owners who stay in the old part of the city stay in other countries and not necessarily with the house owners. - emphasis on SOME, so most are still living with them? so the argument isn't weakened
(E) Most of the house owners in the old part of the city who are adding floors to their houses are doing so primarily for the purpose of renting out these floors.- Emphasis on most, since most ae doing it for rent the argument is weakened
To weaken the stance, that the govt shouldn't increase taxes, these folks are doing it for a family which expanded since the initial agreement
Last 2 options C and E - rest all are easy elimination
(C) The children of some of the house owners who stay in the old part of the city stay in other countries and not necessarily with the house owners. - emphasis on SOME, so most are still living with them? so the argument isn't weakened
(E) Most of the house owners in the old part of the city who are adding floors to their houses are doing so primarily for the purpose of renting out these floors.- Emphasis on most, since most ae doing it for rent the argument is weakened
