Prompt
The best way to solve the world's environmental problems is to increase the cost of fuel for cars and other private vehicles. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
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Band 7 → 9 — Band 7 argues whether fuel costs effectively reduce emissions while acknowledging some can't afford alternatives, while Band 9 questions the premise—that pricing alone won't work without alternatives in car-dependent areas, and notes the policy actually hurts poor households unless revenue funds transit equity.
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