Multiple choice

Rather than depending upon membership fees, as it does now, the club should depend more heavily on spectator tickets to finance the upkeep of their sports facilities, so that the sports facilities can be maintained without reducing the number of events scheduled. Spectators should pay all of the maintenance costs, even if such costs were to increase. These changes would be fair since only spectators benefit from the sports facilities.

Which of the following is an assumption made in the argument above?

  1. The number of spectators should determine the amount that the club grants in the upkeep of the sports facilities.

  2. Membership fees should not be used to finance sporting facilities that benefit a selected number of people.

  3. If needed, membership fees should be raised to ensure the upkeep of the athletic facilities.

  4. The club should grant support from membership fees to any sporting facilities that have events open to spectators.

  5. None of these
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Explanation

The conclusion is that 'spectators should pay all of the maintenance costs'. The principle is that 'only spectators benefit from the sporting facilities'. So, the assumption must be that only those who benefit from the facilities should pay for them.

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