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I initially got this wrong and marked C, but now I see why D is the right answer:
Let's focus on the arguement at hand:
A developer wants to build a shopping mall in a mostly rural area of a mid-sized city. In the letter to the city council requesting a building permit, the developer argues that the permit should be granted because the shopping mall, if successful, will ultimately benefit the city by creating jobs in a place where the unemployment rate is slightly higher than the national average.
Ok, intersting wording! Focus on the bold portion and especially look there is "if successful". We are talking about only 1 case! The malls are successful!
Coming to answer choices
A) Irrelevant to reasoning. This may demonstrate that local residents support the mall, but it does not necessarily aid the developer’s position before the city council.
B) Irrelevant to reasoning. City building codes are not relevant to the discussion of whether a new shopping mall will benefit the city financially.
C) Irrelevant (as we are only talking about when it is successful). This choice is a trap, because it indicates some kind of assurance that the mall will work, but that's something that should not be our focus here. Our real focus needs to be on strengthening the developer’s petition before the city council (i.e if malls are successful then these areas that are having high unemployment will benefit) Not whether the mall will be successful or not! I hope this helps as I saw a lot of confusion here on the forum
D) Correct Oh this is interesting! I will like to mark this as "the angel is in the details" in my error log!
"A developer wants to build a shopping mall in a mostly rural area of a mid-sized city." while in his argument the developer says "will ultimately benefit the city by creating jobs in a place where the unemployment rate is slightly higher than the national average."
In a mid-sized city there are some prosperous places (where unemployment rate is less than the national average) and some not so prosperous places (where unemployment rate is higher than the national average) what a mix!
Then the developer's arguement has assumed that they are building in the less prosperous areas which will benefit if the mall is successful! Otherwise the arguement goes for a toss!
Think about the option "The city’s largest percentage of unemployed people lives in the rural area where the proposed shopping mall would be built." This tells us we are avoiding those prosperous areas! A Clear Srengthener!
E) Irrelevant to reasoning. This answer choice, though provides a good argument, falls outside of the scope of the original statement.
Hope this helps!
Let's focus on the arguement at hand:
A developer wants to build a shopping mall in a mostly rural area of a mid-sized city. In the letter to the city council requesting a building permit, the developer argues that the permit should be granted because the shopping mall, if successful, will ultimately benefit the city by creating jobs in a place where the unemployment rate is slightly higher than the national average.
Ok, intersting wording! Focus on the bold portion and especially look there is "if successful". We are talking about only 1 case! The malls are successful!
Coming to answer choices
A) Irrelevant to reasoning. This may demonstrate that local residents support the mall, but it does not necessarily aid the developer’s position before the city council.
B) Irrelevant to reasoning. City building codes are not relevant to the discussion of whether a new shopping mall will benefit the city financially.
C) Irrelevant (as we are only talking about when it is successful). This choice is a trap, because it indicates some kind of assurance that the mall will work, but that's something that should not be our focus here. Our real focus needs to be on strengthening the developer’s petition before the city council (i.e if malls are successful then these areas that are having high unemployment will benefit) Not whether the mall will be successful or not! I hope this helps as I saw a lot of confusion here on the forum
D) Correct Oh this is interesting! I will like to mark this as "the angel is in the details" in my error log!
"A developer wants to build a shopping mall in a mostly rural area of a mid-sized city." while in his argument the developer says "will ultimately benefit the city by creating jobs in a place where the unemployment rate is slightly higher than the national average."
In a mid-sized city there are some prosperous places (where unemployment rate is less than the national average) and some not so prosperous places (where unemployment rate is higher than the national average) what a mix!
Then the developer's arguement has assumed that they are building in the less prosperous areas which will benefit if the mall is successful! Otherwise the arguement goes for a toss!
Think about the option "The city’s largest percentage of unemployed people lives in the rural area where the proposed shopping mall would be built." This tells us we are avoiding those prosperous areas! A Clear Srengthener!
E) Irrelevant to reasoning. This answer choice, though provides a good argument, falls outside of the scope of the original statement.
Hope this helps!
22 Apr 2025, 06:08
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I marked this wrong and initially thought - Isn’t D, a restatement of the premise?
D says - the largest proportion of unemployed people live where the mall is to be built.
Premise says - ....jobs in a place where the unemployment rate is slightly higher than national average.
But looking at the two statements above together, one can realise that D actually extends the reasoning provided in the premise by personalising the unemployment problem from the city‘s perspective and not just making a comparison to the national average. That yes, unemployment is higher than the national average, and along with that, most of the unemployed people of the city live there.
D says - the largest proportion of unemployed people live where the mall is to be built.
Premise says - ....jobs in a place where the unemployment rate is slightly higher than national average.
But looking at the two statements above together, one can realise that D actually extends the reasoning provided in the premise by personalising the unemployment problem from the city‘s perspective and not just making a comparison to the national average. That yes, unemployment is higher than the national average, and along with that, most of the unemployed people of the city live there.
20 Jun 2025, 00:30
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A developer wants to build a shopping mall in a mostly rural area of a mid-sized city. In the letter to the city council requesting a building permit, the developer argues that the permit should be granted because the shopping mall, if successful, will ultimately benefit the city by creating jobs in a place where the unemployment rate is slightly higher than the national average.
Which of the following, if true, will be most helpful in strengthening the developer’s petition before the city council?
A. A citizens’ group has circulated a petition collecting signatures in support of the developer’s plan.
B. The city code requires that proposals for all new structures be voted upon and approved by the city council.
C. The developer has already obtained verbal agreements from several retailers who plan to open stores in the future shopping mall.
D. The city’s largest percentage of unemployed people lives in the rural area where the proposed shopping mall would be built.
E. The city will benefit financially from the new shopping mall, because all sales tax revenues will go to the city.
Which of the following, if true, will be most helpful in strengthening the developer’s petition before the city council?
A. A citizens’ group has circulated a petition collecting signatures in support of the developer’s plan.
B. The city code requires that proposals for all new structures be voted upon and approved by the city council.
C. The developer has already obtained verbal agreements from several retailers who plan to open stores in the future shopping mall.
D. The city’s largest percentage of unemployed people lives in the rural area where the proposed shopping mall would be built.
E. The city will benefit financially from the new shopping mall, because all sales tax revenues will go to the city.
This is my thinking :-
Imagine yourself to be a city council officer if they will ask you this question "there are 100s of places where unemployment rate is slightly higher than the national average then why u want to build only on that place the answer could be any reason supporting this question which very well D does:-)
