Evaluate the Following Argument in Accordance with the Criteria Discussed

question 114

Short Answer

Evaluate the following argument in accordance with the criteria discussed in the text.
"Four years ago,nonfat milk sold for 95 cents per half gallon.Today I paid $1.45 per half gallon from one of our low-priced supermarkets.That's a 52 percent increase in just four years for an average of 13 percent per year,while the official government inflation rate is less than 3 percent.Why is this? It's not coincidence that four years ago we got our first Republican governor in this state in a long time."
-From a newspaper call-in column

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Definitions:

Government Agencies

Organizations established by a government to implement policy, enforce laws, and oversee specific areas of public administration.

Offering Available

Offering available denotes the range of products or services that a business makes accessible to its customers.

Consumers

Individuals or groups who purchase goods and services for personal use.

Utility

The satisfaction or benefit a consumer derives from consuming a product or service.