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23 Sep 2020, 18:21
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As a candidate for President, Al Smith had several strikes against him. He was the Catholic son of Irish and Italian-German immigrants, making him anathema to nativists, the xenophobes who underwent a resurgence in the 1920s. He was from New York City, viewed even in the early 20th century as disconnected from the national character. He was a progressive, which made conservatives of all stripes nervous. And he favored the repeal of Prohibition, a position that lost him the backing of many party leaders.
Which of the following can be correctly inferred from the preceding statements?
(A) Al Smith may have been too far out of the mainstream to win an election.
(B) Al Smith came from a city, while most Americans lived in rural areas.
(C) There were more conservatives than progressives in the 1920s.
(D) Al Smith worked hard to appeal to a variety of constituencies.
(E) Prohibition had been put into place through the work of party leaders.
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Which of the following can be correctly inferred from the preceding statements?
(A) Al Smith may have been too far out of the mainstream to win an election.
(B) Al Smith came from a city, while most Americans lived in rural areas.
(C) There were more conservatives than progressives in the 1920s.
(D) Al Smith worked hard to appeal to a variety of constituencies.
(E) Prohibition had been put into place through the work of party leaders.
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28 Sep 2020, 00:06
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I think it's very straightforward to A.
(A) Al Smith may have been too far out of the mainstream to win an election. We can defiantly infer this.
(B) Al Smith came from a city, while most Americans lived in rural areas. No where it's mentioned that US except NYC is rural.
(C) There were more conservatives than progressives in the 1920s. No numbers were discussed
(D) Al Smith worked hard to appeal to a variety of constituencies. His work or policies is not discussed anywhere in Q stem.
(E) Prohibition had been put into place through the work of party leaders. No evidence about this being true every time.
(A) Al Smith may have been too far out of the mainstream to win an election. We can defiantly infer this.
(B) Al Smith came from a city, while most Americans lived in rural areas. No where it's mentioned that US except NYC is rural.
(C) There were more conservatives than progressives in the 1920s. No numbers were discussed
(D) Al Smith worked hard to appeal to a variety of constituencies. His work or policies is not discussed anywhere in Q stem.
(E) Prohibition had been put into place through the work of party leaders. No evidence about this being true every time.
28 Sep 2020, 00:10
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OFFICIAL EXPLANATION
(A) The paragraph delineates the strikes against Al Smith as a candidate. He was the wrong religion, from the wrong city, and held the wrong opinions. Choice (A) sums that up. None of the other choices can be directly inferred from the paragraph.
(A) The paragraph delineates the strikes against Al Smith as a candidate. He was the wrong religion, from the wrong city, and held the wrong opinions. Choice (A) sums that up. None of the other choices can be directly inferred from the paragraph.
