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Charles argues that since unemployment rises in a recession, fewer people commute in cars to work. Therefore, Charles concludes, since cars are used less, air pollution from car exhaust must decrease in a recession.
Darla questions Charles's conclusion by bringing up another point. Not as many people can afford to buy new cars in a recession, and cars emit more pollutants as they age. So even if cars aren't being used as often as before, they might be emitting more pollutants per use during a recession, which would weaken Charles's conclusion and make it less clear what the net effect of a recession on exhaust pollution would be.
Darla points out an additional fact Charlesβs argument does not account for: people buy fewer new cars during a recession, and older cars tend to emit more pollutants. This trend doesn't defeat Charles's argument β it could still be possible that the net effect of a recession would be to lower air pollution from car exhaust β but it does weaken the strength of Charles's support. Just knowing that people tend to use their cars less in a recession, which is all Charles tells us, now isn't enough to get us to his conclusion. We also need to know whether this trend is "stronger" than or outweighs the trend of older cars to emit more pollutants.
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