Information and IdeasHardInference from a discrepancy between two records
Information and Ideas practice question
The ferry company's timetable for 1912 lists three crossings a day. The harbourmaster's log for the same year records the ferry departing only once a day from October to March, with the note 'no passengers offering' beside most winter dates. This suggests that ____
Which choice most logically completes the text?
- A. the ferry ran fewer crossings in winter than the timetable promised because demand collapsed.Correct
- B. the harbourmaster's log is a forgery.
- C. the ferry sank in October 1912.
- D. the timetable was for a different ferry.
Answer: A. the ferry ran fewer crossings in winter than the timetable promised because demand collapsed.
Three promised, one run, 'no passengers offering': winter demand was too low.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. the harbourmaster's log is a forgery.
- Nothing suggests forgery; the note explains the gap.
- C. the ferry sank in October 1912.
- It kept departing once a day.
- D. the timetable was for a different ferry.
- Both records concern the same year and ferry.
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