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Contractor: The bridge repair must be taken up in April, because the river is at its lowest in April. Engineer: The river was lowest in April in eight of the last ten years. In the other two the upstream gate was opened in February, and the river then ran lowest in March. The gate is to be opened again this February. The engineer responds to the contractor by

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  • Aquestioning the accuracy of the record on which the contractor relies
  • Bshowing that the repair could be carried out at a lower cost in some other month
  • Cgranting the contractor's general rule while pointing to a condition, present this year, under which it does not hold
  • Darguing that the repair need not be taken up at all this year

Step-by-Step Solution

The engineer accepts the eight-in-ten record without demur and then produces the two exceptions and what caused them, showing that this year belongs with the exceptions. That is agreement with the rule plus a reason why the rule is off duty. He never doubts the record, offers no figure for the cost of any month, and does not suggest the repair be postponed or dropped.
Answer: C) granting the contractor's general rule while pointing to a condition, present this year, under which it does not hold

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