Acertain town has a lively, active downtown shopping district, but it is crowded with automobile traffic. some citizens think that the town council should bar traffic from the central street in the shopping district, turning it into a pedestrians-only plaza. a town council member makes a speech in favor of the proposal. which statements represent valid reasoning and which statements represent invalid reasoning? label as valid reasoning invalid reasoning barring motor vehicles from the central area will reduce air pollution and noise pollution. studies predict that shopping activity in the area will increase if cars are prohibited. at a dinner i attended recently, someone complained loudly about the number of cars in the shopping district. many cities of our size have downtowns that are only active during workdays, not on evenings or weekends.

the answers are:

1. dolores driscoll - b. first person minor

dolores is a minor character who happens to be driving the bus at the time of the accident. she narrates picking up each of the children and her last memory is the children being thrown around the bus.

2. billy ansel - a. first person major

billy loses his twins in the accident. he tells his own story, how he witnessed the accident and how he tried to the rescuers. he is a major character, as he is at the center of the story.

3. mitchell stephens - c. first person observer

mitchell enters the story after the accident. he is a lawyer who learns about the accident based on other characters observations. though he tells the story from a first person perspective, he is just an observer.

as for matcthing the message or lesson posted with the person who said them:

1."obviously, you can't control everything, but you are obliged to take care of the few things you can. i'm an optimist basically who acts like a pessimist. on principle. just in case." - dolores driscoll

2. "i could no longer believe even in life. . for me now the only reality was death." - billy ansel