fauji wrote:
Please somebody explain option D & E. Not able to understand the expected answer for this question. It would be very helpful if somebody can throw some light on it. Thanks..
City official the higher fine resulted in fewer people parking illegally - this is city official main statement = conclusion
Resident: You are incorrect
(conclusion). For one thing, there were fewer major sporting events in the city this year, so the overall number of people parking in the city was much less
(Evidence 1 supporting the conclusion). Secondly, parking enforcement staff have stated that they deliberately issued fewer parking tickets this year
(Evidence 2 supporting the conclusion).
Option E: The first is a conclusion of the city official that the resident calls into question; the second is a questionable contention that the resident supports with additional evidence
The first bolded statement is conclusion - correct
Contention ~ claim. Claim is something that can be countered or questioned. But, in this case, the staff has stated that they have issued fewer tickets. This cannot be questioned. Hence, we have to accept this as a truth. Hence, it a evidence and not a claim.
Supports with additional evidence: City official does not provide any supporting statements to support the statement that they have provided additional tickets
Because of these reasons option E is wrong
Option D: The first is the conclusion of the city official; the second is evidence presented by the resident that gives reason to question the city official’s conclusion
First is conclusion - correct
Second is evidence - correct as explained above
Does this evidence question the resident's conclusion - yes
Hence option D is correct.