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narula_sumeet said – Wed, 17 Dec 2008 05:28:23 -0000 ( Link )

During New York City’s fiscal crisis of the late 1970s,governmental leaders debated whether to offer federal assistance to New York City.One economist who opposed the suggestion asked, “Are we supposed to help out New York City every time it gets into financial problems?”

The economist’s question can be criticized because it (A) uses ambiguous terms (B) assumes everyone else agrees New York City should be helped (C) appeals to emotions rather than using logic (D) relies upon second-hand reports rather than first-hand accounts (E) completely ignores the issue at hand

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  1. saumil said – Wed, 17 Dec 2008 06:37:05 -0000 ( Link )

    I think answer should be (E). Because rest of the options would require additional information. Initially, I thought it should be C, but then statement “Are we supposed to help out New York City every time it gets into financial problems?” does not conveys the tone in which he expressed his views, so its difficult to decide on this. On the other hand, E clearly means economist is not talking about the actual problem.

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  2. saumil said – Wed, 17 Dec 2008 08:15:16 -0000 ( Link )

    @Narula: How about you…have you taken the date?

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  3. Blues said – Wed, 17 Dec 2008 16:19:10 -0000 ( Link )

    Sorry to get in between u two…but just wanted to put one thing that We cannot guess about the moods tills its mentioned and moreover E sounds to be the most apt choice comparatively….

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  4. oLahav said – Thu, 18 Dec 2008 15:54:48 -0000 ( Link )

    E has to be right, none of the other answers can be right. C doesn’t appeal to emotion at all if you think abot it, it doesn’t make you feel bad about helping New York. E is right because the comment doesn’t deal at all with the current fiscal crisis, but with potential future problems which don’t yet exist.

    I do find this question really interesting though, especially with the current Wall Street Crisis. Thanks for posting.

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  5. greg said – Sat, 27 Dec 2008 06:09:41 -0000 ( Link )

    THE QUESTION: During New York City’s fiscal crisis of the late 1970s,governmental leaders debated whether to offer federal assistance to New York City.One economist who opposed the suggestion asked, “Are we supposed to help out New York City every time it gets into financial problems?”

    The Explanation:

    The leaders were debating whether they should help the city in one specific crisis. The issue at hand is whether they should help the city in this specific situation; not in every situation. INSTEAD OF ADDRESSING THE ISSUE AT HAND THE ECONOMIST ARGUES THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE TO HELP THE CITY IN EVERY CRISIS. In short, he does not face the issue at hand.

    Hence we can select E as the right choice.

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  6. greg said – Sat, 27 Dec 2008 06:09:41 -0000 ( Link )

    THE QUESTION: During New York City’s fiscal crisis of the late 1970s,governmental leaders debated whether to offer federal assistance to New York City.One economist who opposed the suggestion asked, “Are we supposed to help out New York City every time it gets into financial problems?”

    The Explanation:

    The leaders were debating whether they should help the city in one specific crisis. The issue at hand is whether they should help the city in this specific situation; not in every situation. INSTEAD OF ADDRESSING THE ISSUE AT HAND THE ECONOMIST ARGUES THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE TO HELP THE CITY IN EVERY CRISIS. In short, he does not face the issue at hand.

    Hence we can select E as the right choice.

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