City Planner: Proponents of the new highway expansion project claim that increasing lane capacity will permanently resolve our city's traffic congestion. However, these proponents overlook the fact that increasing highway capacity makes driving significantly more convenient. This added convenience inevitably draws commuters away from public transit and onto the roads. Consequently, the expansion is unlikely to provide the long-term relief its supporters anticipate.
Which one of the following most accurately describes the method of reasoning used in the city planner's argument?
- Pointing out that a proposed action will generate an effect that undermines the stated objective of that action.Cevap
- BCriticizing a position by demonstrating that the evidence offered in its support is factually inaccurate.
- CRejecting a conclusion on the grounds that it relies on a term that shifts in meaning over the course of the argument.
- DAttacking a proposed solution by suggesting that it incorrectly treats a necessary condition for success as a sufficient condition.
- EUndermining a proposal by showing that the causal relationship it relies upon is actually a mere correlation.
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The argument proceeds by pointing out that a proposed action will generate an effect that undermines the stated objective of that action.
The city planner counters the proponents' argument by demonstrating that their proposed solution (expanding the highway) will lead to an outcome (making driving more convenient and drawing commuters away from public transit) that directly exacerbates the original problem they are trying to solve (traffic congestion). Thus, the planner is pointing out that the proposed action inherently undermines its own primary objective.
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General Method of Reasoning