QUESTION TEXT: Motorcoach driver: Professional drivers spend much…
QUESTION TYPE: Point At Issue
ARGUMENTS: The motorcoach driver says that decreasing the speed limit would force some motorcoach drivers to break the law. (Presumably they wouldn’t slow down, instead.)
The police officer points out that the motorcoach drivers could slow down if they wanted.
ANALYSIS: The motorcoach driver makes a very silly argument. Clearly, drivers can slow down rather than break the law, if they choose.
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- The police officer doesn’t say whether reducing the speed limit is a good idea. He just points out that drivers would have a choice about slowing down, if the speed limit were reduced.
- The police officer doesn’t say whether he thinks drivers will slow down. He just says they could, if they chose to.
- CORRECT. The motorcoach driver says yes. The police officer says the drivers would have a choice.
- The policy officer doesn’t say anything about professional drivers’ competence, directly.
- The police officer doesn’t say whether he thinks people actually do wish to drive within the speed limit.
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