20. (C)
Question Type: Application
The main reason given for accepting the proposal is suspicion of the other side’s (the historical society’s) motives in opposing the proposal. We want to choose an answer that uses the same flimsy reasoning. Answer (C) does this. The reason given for suggesting that one should have no more than one haircut per month is suspicion of the beauticians’ suggestion that one should have two cuts per month.
(A) is tempting because it mentions parties that oppose the main conclusion, but it does not use suspicion of the opposition’s motives in order to justify the conclusion that significant works of art should be safeguarded.
(B) does not mention any opposition to the main conclusion.
(D) does not mention any opposition to the main conclusion (the residents are in favor of postponing the construction).
(E) does not mention any opposition to the main conclusion.
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