Economist wrote:
E for me.
RaviChandra wrote:
Astorga’s campaign promises are apparently just an attempt to please voters. What she says she will do if elected mayor is simply what she has learned from opinion polls that voters want the new mayor to do. Therefore, voters are not being told what Astorga actually intends to do if she becomes mayor.
Which of the following is a questionable assumption on which the argument relies?
(A) If she is elected mayor, Astorga will not be capable of carrying out the campaign promises she has made. >> 'capability' is out of scope
(B) The opinion polls on which Astorga’s promises are based do not accurately reflect what voters want the new mayor to do. >> by negating, even if opinion polls don't reflect what voters want Astorga's intentions will not be affected by this
(C) Most voters are unlikely to be persuaded by Astorga’s campaign promises to vote for her in the mayoral election. >> irrelevant
(D) Astorga has no strong opinions of her own about what the new mayor ought to do in office. >> again irrelevant
(E) Astorga does not actually intend, if elected, to do what she has learned from the public opinion polls that voters want the new mayor to do >> negating, if she intends to do what she has learned from opinion polls then she is actually telling voters what she she intends to do, hence the conclusion falls apart
B finally after so much thinking for me
I was initially confused between E,D,B,A
A.If she is elected mayor, Astorga will not be capable of carrying out the campaign promises she has made.
(B) The opinion polls on which Astorga’s promises are based do not accurately reflect what voters want the new mayor to do.
(E) Astorga does not actually intend, if elected, to do what she has learned from the public opinion polls that voters want the new mayor to do
The argument states that her decision to implement choices from opinion polls --- will mean that the public are not being told what she intends to do if she becomes mayor.
The argument relies on the option B because if the polls do not reflect the voters opinion about what the mayor should do and she says she will implement them then the voters are not being told what she intends to do if she becomes mayor
E that assumes she wont keep up her promises but even if she wont keep up her promises that means voters are told one thing when she intends another, but not that voters are not told what she intends to do, also what she thinks i am doubtful if it falls under the criteria.
It could also be D because the assumption that most people wont vote for her because they think she might keep up her promises or might not keep up her promises as the voters are not being told clearly what she intends to do.