1244 - Analytical Reasoning

Emma: Financially the private university is ruined. In case it raises its tuition fees, the number of paying students will come down and if they refrain from raising the fees the university will go bankrupt.

• Richard: The pay of the teachers and professors could be cut.
• Richard responds to Emma's argument by

1. drawing attention to an earlier overlooked alternative.
2. attacking her method of reasoning.
3. resigning himself to the demise of the private university.
4. attacking Emma on a personal level.
5. taking the side of the university as against that of the students.