Critical Reasoning (CR) | Re: Crumpville City Official: We must launch the new Onion Festival this

Crumpville City Official: We must launch the new Onion Festival this summer in order to save our city government from bankruptcy. Consultants estimate that it will bring in over 45,000 visitors and $28 million worth of business to our town. Since every business in town pays tax to the city government, the festival will therefore provide us with the income we need to pay off our debt.

An opponent of the Onion Festival could most effectively attack the city official's position with which of the following tactics?

A. Pointing out that the neighboring city of Denton lost over $5 million when it hosted the Asparagus Days festival.
B. Suggesting that the Onion Festival may have considerable costs to the city, potentially more than the amount any increased tax payments would bring in.
C. Claiming that the city's current debt is the result of the city official's bad management of the city's budget.
D. Asserting that reducing unnecessary city expenditures would
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Statistics : Posted by Bunuel • on 14 Nov 2023, 01:30 • Replies 2 • Views 627

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