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Zorluk: KolayEvaluate the Argument

City Planner: In order to significantly reduce the severe traffic congestion in our downtown commercial district, the municipal government should construct a new high-capacity bypass highway on the western outskirts of the city. Recent engineering studies demonstrate that this proposed bypass highway is designed to handle up to 20,000 vehicles per day. This capacity perfectly matches the estimated volume of excess commuter traffic that is currently clogging the main downtown routes during peak hours.

Statement: To properly evaluate the city planner's argument, it is necessary to determine whether the commuters currently traveling through the downtown district would actually choose to alter their routes to use the new western bypass highway.

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True
The statement accurately identifies the crux of the argument. The city planner assumes that because the road can hold the cars, the cars will drive on it. Knowing whether commuters will actually change their driving habits is essential to evaluating if the plan to reduce congestion will succeed.

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1
Identify the conclusion of the argument.
The conclusion is that building the western bypass highway will significantly reduce downtown traffic congestion.
Evaluating an argument requires first isolating the main claim or proposed plan.
2
Identify the premises supporting the conclusion.
The premises state that the bypass can handle 20,000 vehicles daily, which equals the current excess downtown traffic volume.
Understanding the evidence is necessary to see how the author attempts to support the conclusion.
3
Identify the logical gap or assumption.
The argument assumes that having the capacity for 20,000 vehicles means 20,000 vehicles will actually use it instead of their current route.
Arguments often rely on unstated assumptions that bridge the gap between the evidence and the conclusion.
4
Apply the Variance Test to the provided statement.
If commuters do alter their routes (Yes), the argument is strengthened. If they refuse to alter their routes (No), the argument falls apart. Thus, the statement is true.
The Variance Test definitively identifies whether a piece of information is critical for evaluating the argument.

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Applying the Variance Test to identify the core assumption of a proposed plan.
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Evaluate the Argument

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