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Urban Sociologist: To foster a stronger sense of community, the city council is converting several downtown streets into pedestrian-only zones. Currently, residents rarely interact with one another in these areas because heavy vehicle traffic makes the streets excessively noisy and dangerous. By eliminating cars from these specific streets, the city will ensure that residents socialize more frequently, thereby successfully strengthening community bonds.

Which one of the following is an assumption required by the urban sociologist's argument?

  1. Residents of the city would be inclined to interact with one another on the downtown streets if those areas were free from the noise and danger of vehicle traffic.Cevap
  2. B
    All residents of the city currently avoid socializing in the downtown areas strictly because of the heavy vehicle traffic.
  3. C
    Eliminating vehicle traffic is the only effective method available to the city council for fostering a stronger sense of community.
  4. D
    Cities that have previously established pedestrian-only zones have uniformly experienced a significant increase in community socialization.
  5. E
    Local businesses located along the newly created pedestrian zones will actively organize events that encourage residents to gather and socialize.

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The correct answer is the option stating that residents would be inclined to interact with one another on the downtown streets if those areas were free from the noise and danger of vehicle traffic.
For the argument's conclusion to logically hold, it must be true that the removal of traffic will actually result in residents socializing. If residents were completely unwilling to interact with one another even in a quiet, safe environment, then converting the streets into pedestrian zones would fail to ensure more frequent socialization. Thus, the argument strictly requires this assumption.

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1
Identify the main conclusion of the argument.
The conclusion is that eliminating cars from the downtown streets will ensure that residents socialize more frequently and strengthen community bonds.
Isolating the conclusion is essential to determine what the argument is trying to prove.
2
Identify the supporting premises.
The premise is that heavy vehicle traffic currently makes the streets noisy and dangerous, which prevents residents from interacting.
Understanding the evidence reveals the logical foundation of the author's claim.
3
Locate the logical gap between the premises and the conclusion.
The author assumes that removing the barrier of noise and danger is sufficient to cause residents to socialize, ignoring whether they actually have the desire to interact in those spaces once the barrier is gone.
A necessary assumption must bridge the unstated gap between what is explicitly stated and what is concluded.
4
Apply the Negation Test to evaluate the options.
Negating the correct option yields: 'Residents would NOT be inclined to interact even if the streets were free from traffic.' This directly destroys the conclusion that removing cars will ensure more socialization.
The Negation Test definitively proves whether a statement is strictly required by the argument.

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