Question ID:PT19 S4 Q18 Passage:Politician:  A government that taxes incomes at a rate of 100 percent will generate no revenue because all economic activity will cease.  So it follows that the lower the rate of income tax, the more revenue the government will generate by that tax.Economist:  Your conclusion cannot be correct, since it would mean that an income tax of 0 percent would generate the maximum revenue. Stem:Which one of the following argumentative strategies is used by the economist in responding to the politician? Correct Answer Choice:CChoice A:stating a general principle that is incompatible with the conclusion the politician derives Choice B:providing evidence that where the politician's advice has been adopted, the results have been disappointing Choice C:arguing that the principle derived by the politician, if applied in the limiting case, leads to an absurdly false conclusion Choice D:undermining the credibility of the politician by openly questioning the politician's understanding of economics Choice E:attacking the politician's argument by giving reason to doubt the truth of a premise