Question

In the passage below, the writer is considering deleting the underlined text.

Living in this town has become more and more expensive for most citizens. Property values have increased by 30% over the last few years, and that also means that property taxes have increased as well. Many politicians, such as Katherine Robertson, are interested in raising taxes even further to help pay for new infrastructure, but we are already taxed to the maximum we can afford. We are now facing an election year, and if we don't fight to keep her out of office, then our property taxes will rise to the point where no one can afford to live here anymore.

Should the writer keep or delete the underlined text?

Keep it, because it expands on the claim established in the first sentence.
Keep it, because it provides a real-world example to support the data given earlier.
Delete it, because the false dichotomy creates a logical fallacy in the argument.
Delete it, because the hasty generalization creates a logical fallacy in the argument.

Answer 1

correct answer is Delete it, because the false dichotomy creates a logical fallacy in the argument.

While this may be a solution, this is not the only solution. It is being presented as the only solution in the text, when there are other ways to lower cost of living