The new tax will reduce smoking because cigarettes will cost more. The argument assumes that A) the tax is large enough to notice B) smokers respond to higher prices by buying fewer cigarettes C) the tax money will fund anti-smoking ads D) smoking rates are currently too high E) cigarettes are the only tobacco product taxed

B) smokers respond to higher prices by buying fewer cigarettes

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The new tax will reduce smoking because cigarettes will cost more.

The argument assumes that

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The tax only works if demand falls when the price rises.

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