Match each paradoxical situation with the statement that best resolves the apparent discrepancy.
- A city added lanes to its busiest highway to ease congestion, but traffic jams on that highway immediately worsened.The expanded road capacity convinced thousands of commuters who used to take the train to drive instead.
- A luxury perfume brand cut its prices in half, but the number of bottles sold actually decreased.The price reduction destroyed the product's image of exclusivity, which was its primary selling point.
- A farm switched to a cheaper type of cattle feed to save money, yet its total daily feeding costs increased.The new feed provided so little nutrition that the cows had to eat three times as much of it to stay healthy.
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The highway expansion paradox is resolved by the shift of commuters from trains to cars. The luxury perfume paradox is resolved by the loss of the product's exclusive image. The cheaper feed paradox is resolved by the need to consume significantly more feed.
Each correct match provides a piece of new information that actively bridges the gap between an action and its surprising result. For the highway, it introduces a behavioral shift. For the perfume, it introduces the concept of prestige pricing. For the farm, it introduces the relationship between nutritional density and required volume.
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