KONGPING wrote:
Why the cost is not relevant? Politicians state that motorists can save money by switching to fuel-efficient cars. If the cost of fuel becomes extremely cheap then politicians' argument cannot be supported. Thus, consumers will not switch to fuel-efficient cars,right?
Are you looking at (E)? If so, here's the exactlanguage:
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(E) The future cost of gasoline and other fuel cannot be predicted with absolute precision orcertainty.
You're right that is gas becomes cheaper then there is a problem for the argument. However, (E) doesn't specify that gas will become cheaper -- it just says that the cost cannot be predicted with absolute precision or certainty. So, it is just as likely that gas will become more expensive, which would actuallyhelp the politician's argument.
Additionally, the whole bit about "absolute precision or certainty" comes into play: maybe we know thegeneral trend of fuel prices, but don't know down to the cent. Lacking that level of "absolute"
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