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A recent survey conducted in one North American city revealed widespread concern about the problems faced by teenagers today. Seventy percent of the adults surveyed said they would pay higher taxes for drug treatment programs, and 60 percent said they were willing to pay higher taxes to improve the city’s schools. Yet in a vote in that same city, a proposition to increase funding for schools by raising taxes failed by a narrow margin to win majority approval.
Which one of the following factors, if true, would LEAST contribute to an explanation of the discrepancy described above?
(A) The survey sample was not representative of the voters who voted on the proposition.
(B) Many of the people who were surveyed did not respond truthfully to all of the questions put to them.
(C) The proposition was only part of a more expensive community improvement program that voters had to accept or reject in total.
(D) A proposition for increasing funds for local drug treatment centers also failed to win approval.
(E) The proposition to raise taxes for schools was couched in terminology that many of the voters found confusing.
Which one of the following factors, if true, would LEAST contribute to an explanation of the discrepancy described above?
(A) The survey sample was not representative of the voters who voted on the proposition.
(B) Many of the people who were surveyed did not respond truthfully to all of the questions put to them.
(C) The proposition was only part of a more expensive community improvement program that voters had to accept or reject in total.
(D) A proposition for increasing funds for local drug treatment centers also failed to win approval.
(E) The proposition to raise taxes for schools was couched in terminology that many of the voters found confusing.
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OFFICIAL EXPLANATION
(A) No. This points out that the sample was flawed. Hence, it should not be accurate.
(B) No. If the people are lying, then it’s not surprising that the election results would differ from the survey.
(C) No. The voters may have supported increased funding for schools by raising taxes but opposed the larger bill it was attached to.
(D) Yes. This would increase the apparent discrepancy since “Seventy percent of the adults surveyed said they would pay higher taxes for drug treatment programs.”
(E) No. If the voters were confused by the wording of the proposition, some supporters of the proposition may have mistakenly voted against it.
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Hi Broall,
Can u kindly help me to understand how option d does not effect the argument.
Option D states that A proposition for increasing funds for local drug treatment centers also failed to win approval. This means both Drug program and school program failed and there is another program that won the majority. So, on the importance of this program, the surveyed sample was distributed. So, does not option D resolve the discrepancy. Well, we don't know how the school program came very close to winning or failed by a margin.
But, we got a hint that some other program, not mentioned in the premise won the proposition.
Let's check other answers though!
