Use the method presented in this section to construct argu- ment patterns. if a statement is redundant or plays no role in the argument, do not include it in the pattern. identify the premises and conclusion/conclusions. label which premise(s) support which conclusion and if they support them independently/conjointly.
? ? 1 there are lots of problems with the u. s. airline system, but ? ? 2 deregula- tion isn’t one of them. ? ? 3 airline deregulation has delivered most of what it promised when enacted in 1978. ? ? 4 it has held down fares, ? ? 5 increased and raised the industry’s efficiency. ? ? 7 despite claims to the contrary, airline safety has not suffered. and, ? ? 8 with some exceptions, ser- vice to some cities and towns has improved. ? ? 9 on average, fares are lower today than in 1980. ? ? 10 morrison and winston estimate that fares are 20% to 30% below what they would be under regulation. ? ? 1 1 competition has increased because ? ? 1 2 prior to deregulation airlines had protected routes. ? ? 1 3 after deregulation this changed. ? ? 14 efficiency has also improved. ? ? 15 after deregulation the percentage of occupied seats jumped by 10% and miles trav- eled by 32%. ? ? 1 6 despite fears that airlines would cut unprofitable service to small communities, most smaller cities and towns experienced a 20% to 30% increase in flight frequency. lastly, ? ? 1 7 travel on u. s. airlines remains among .between1975and1985,deathsresult- ing from crashes totaled fewer than 3000.
(robert j. samuelson, “let’s not regula