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When a district attorney (DA) leaves office in the middle of [#permalink] New post 18 Jan 2013, 00:14
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When a district attorney (DA) leaves office in the middle of the term for whatever reason, the political party to which the outgoing DA belonged when he or she took office is allowed to choose a replacement. Since our DA will leave in the middle of her term to become the state’s attorney general, her replacement will be a member of the Federal Party.

Which of the following most strengthens the argument above?

The outgoing DA has not changed her party affiliation during her time in office.
The DA now leaving in the middle of her term was a member of the Federal Party when she took office.
The party to which the outgoing DA belongs always chooses a member of the Federal Party when replacing elected officials.
When the state’s attorney general leaves in the middle of the term, the replacement is decided by the state senate.
The Federal Party plans to choose to replace the outgoing district attorney with a close associate of the former DA.

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Re: When a district attorney (DA) leaves office in the middle [#permalink] New post 18 Jan 2013, 01:53
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When a district attorney (DA) leaves office in the middle of the term for whatever reason, the political party to which the outgoing DA belonged when he or she took office is allowed to choose a replacement. Since our DA will leave in the middle of her term to become the state’s attorney general, her replacement will be a member of the Federal Party.

Which of the following most strengthens the argument above?

The outgoing DA has not changed her party affiliation during her time in office.
The DA now leaving in the middle of her term was a member of the Federal Party when she took office.
The party to which the outgoing DA belongs always chooses a member of the Federal Party when replacing elected officials.
When the state’s attorney general leaves in the middle of the term, the replacement is decided by the state senate.
The Federal Party plans to choose to replace the outgoing district attorney with a close associate of the former DA.

Source: Veritas prep


I think both B and C are candidate for this one.

B fills the missing piece of assumption. This also strengthens.
C goes over and above to claim that whatever party DA belongs they will choose a replacement from Federal party. ---- Extra info that strengthens the claim.
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Re: When a district attorney (DA) leaves office in the middle [#permalink] New post 18 Jan 2013, 03:07
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targetgmatchotu wrote:
When a district attorney (DA) leaves office in the middle of the term for whatever reason, the political party to which the outgoing DA belonged when he or she took office is allowed to choose a replacement. Since our DA will leave in the middle of her term to become the state’s attorney general, her replacement will be a member of the Federal Party.

Which of the following most strengthens the argument above?

The outgoing DA has not changed her party affiliation during her time in office.
The DA now leaving in the middle of her term was a member of the Federal Party when she took office.
The party to which the outgoing DA belongs always chooses a member of the Federal Party when replacing elected officials.
When the state’s attorney general leaves in the middle of the term, the replacement is decided by the state senate.
The Federal Party plans to choose to replace the outgoing district attorney with a close associate of the former DA.

Source: Veritas prep


I think both B and C are candidate for this one.

B fills the missing piece of assumption. This also strengthens.
C goes over and above to claim that whatever party DA belongs they will choose a replacement from Federal party. ---- Extra info that strengthens the claim.


Actually, B is not a strong candidate at all.. According to the argument, there is no reason for a party to choose one of its own members as a replacement... The correct answer C is not only the right answer but also provides the reason for B being wrong.
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Re: When a district attorney (DA) leaves office in the middle [#permalink] New post 19 Jan 2013, 07:26
Can anyone explain why A is wrong?

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Re: When a district attorney (DA) leaves office in the middle [#permalink] New post 19 Jan 2013, 07:50
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Can anyone explain why A is wrong?

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When a district attorney (DA) leaves office in the middle of the term for whatever reason, the political party to which the outgoing DA belonged when he or she took office is allowed to choose a replacement. Since our DA will leave in the middle of her term to become the state’s attorney general, her replacement will be a member of the Federal Party.

From the highlighted part, it can be seen that only the affiliation of the DA when she took office matters. So, it is immaterial whether she changed affiliation or not while in office.
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Re: When a district attorney (DA) leaves office in the middle   [#permalink] 19 Jan 2013, 07:50
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