Passage Summary: A college president thinks their low prices are making the school look bad to parents and students. He concludes that the only way to get more people to apply is to raise the price of tuition.

Conclusion: The university must raise its tuition and fees in order to expand its applicant pool.

Reasoning: The president suspects that the current low cost leads potential students to perceive the school as low quality, which is why the number of applicants is dropping.

Analysis: The president is jumping from a 'possible explanation' to a 'necessary solution.' This is a massive logical leap! For it to be true that they *need* to raise tuition, the president must assume that no other factors (like better marketing or improved facilities) could also increase the applicant pool. Furthermore, he assumes that the price-quality perception is actually a significant factor for the people they are trying to attract. If you negate the correct answer—saying, for example, that raising tuition would *not* change anyone's perception—the whole argument falls apart.