QUESTION TEXT: Taxi driver: My passengers complained when, on…
QUESTION TYPE: Principle – Strengthen
CONCLUSION: It was the correct decision to turn off the air conditioner.
REASONING: Even though the engine could run the air conditioner and climb the hill, the fuel economy would have decreased considerably.
ANALYSIS: The taxi driver justifies not running the air conditioner by saying that her fuel economy would have suffered considerably. We are looking for a principle that allows this reasoning.
Something like “It is acceptable for a taxi driver to turn off the air conditioner if their fuel economy will suffer with it on”.
Or, “It is acceptable for a taxi driver to do something passengers dislike, if the alternative would reduce her fuel economy considerably”.
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- This does not support the driver’s reasoning. The taxi driver would have been able to run the air conditioner and maintain a consistent speed. So under this principle, she would have had to keep it on!
- CORRECT. The taxi driver’s fuel economy would drop. Therefore, under this principle the taxi driver should not run the air conditioner.
- This principle does not support her reasoning. She disregarded their complaints due to her own fuel economy concerns.
- This principle would have required her to keep the air conditioner on, maximizing customer satisfaction.
- Her passengers complained! So this principle would require her to turn it on again.
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