Answer: Â Difficult, but I choose C: Â His conclusion is based on an assertion regarding unfairness, and unfairness is a very subjective concept.
Explanation: Â The ineffectiveness in Antoine's argument is, in my mind, that he is ignoring the purpose of the gasoline tax increase. Â The purpose is to limit petroleum consumption, not to increase revenues. Â The increased revenue, in fact, could be used to lower taxes. Â While his argument does seem to address fairness, that doesn't apply here. Â In fact, it would be unfair to add taxes to people who don't consume much petroleum. Â Furthermore, his plan would do nothing to direcly reduce petroleum consumption. Â Choice C came closest to this line of thought.