Question ID:PT38 S1 Q8 Passage:Pundit: The only airline providing service for our town announced that because the service is unprofitable it will discontinue this service next year. Town officials have urged the community to use the airline's service more frequently so that the airline will change its decision. There is no reason to comply with their recommendation, however, for just last week these same officials drove to an out-of-town conference instead of flying.  Stem:The pundit's reasoning is most vulnerable to criticism on the grounds that it presumes, without providing justification, that Correct Answer Choice:EChoice A:increasing the number of tickets sold without increasing ticket prices will be sufficient to make continued air service economically feasible Choice B:suspending service and losing money by continuing service are the airline's only options Choice C:the town officials paid for their trip with taxpayers' money rather than their own money Choice D:ground transportation is usually no less expensive than airplane transportation Choice E:if the town officials did not follow their own advice then that advice is not worth following