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04 Apr 2013, 01:46
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Winston: The Public Transportation Authority (PTA) cannot fulfill its mandate to operate without a budget deficit unless it eliminates service during late-night periods of low ridership. Since the fares collected during these periods are less than the cost of providing the service, these cuts would reduce the deficit and should be made. Transit law prohibits unauthorized fare increases, and fare-increase authorization would take two years.
Ping: Such service cuts might cost the PTA more in lost fares than they would save in costs, for the PTA would lose those riders who leave home during the day but must return late at night. Thus the PTA would lose two fares while realizing cost savings for only one leg of such trips.
The relationship of Ping's response to Winston's argument is that Ping's response
A. Carefully redefines a term used in Winston's argument
B. questions Winston's proposal by raising considerations not adressed by Winston
C. supplies a premise that could have been used as part of the support for winston's argument
D. introduces detailed statistical evidence that is more persuasive than that offered by Winston
E. proposes a solution to the PTA's dilemma by contradicting Winston's conclusion
Ping: Such service cuts might cost the PTA more in lost fares than they would save in costs, for the PTA would lose those riders who leave home during the day but must return late at night. Thus the PTA would lose two fares while realizing cost savings for only one leg of such trips.
The relationship of Ping's response to Winston's argument is that Ping's response
A. Carefully redefines a term used in Winston's argument
B. questions Winston's proposal by raising considerations not adressed by Winston
C. supplies a premise that could have been used as part of the support for winston's argument
D. introduces detailed statistical evidence that is more persuasive than that offered by Winston
E. proposes a solution to the PTA's dilemma by contradicting Winston's conclusion
04 Apr 2013, 10:29
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IMO B seems the most logical because winston failed to look at how the full use of the transportation system, arrival and departure.
04 Apr 2013, 11:38
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Winston: The Public Transportation Authority (PTA) has to eliminate service during late-night periods of low ridership. Fares collected during these periods are less than the cost of providing the service.
Ping:PTA would lose those riders who leave home during the day but must return late at night.
The relationship of Ping's response to Winston's argument is that Ping's response
a) Carefully redefines a term used in Winston's argument
There is no such thing in the passage
b) questions Winston's proposal by raising considerations not adressed by Winston
IMO CORRECT
c) supplies a premise that could have been used as part of the support for winston's argument
Ping goes against Winston's claim, doesn't give any support to it.
d) introduces detailed statistical evidence that is more persuasive than that offered by Winston
I've not found a "detailed statistical evidence" in the text
e) proposes a solution to the PTA's dilemma by contradicting Winston's conclusion
Ping doesn't propose a solution
Ping:PTA would lose those riders who leave home during the day but must return late at night.
The relationship of Ping's response to Winston's argument is that Ping's response
a) Carefully redefines a term used in Winston's argument
There is no such thing in the passage
b) questions Winston's proposal by raising considerations not adressed by Winston
IMO CORRECT
c) supplies a premise that could have been used as part of the support for winston's argument
Ping goes against Winston's claim, doesn't give any support to it.
d) introduces detailed statistical evidence that is more persuasive than that offered by Winston
I've not found a "detailed statistical evidence" in the text
e) proposes a solution to the PTA's dilemma by contradicting Winston's conclusion
Ping doesn't propose a solution
