ANALYSING THE STIMULUS1. Chris believes that Mathew is smart and has an understanding of what people want. According to him, Mathew has also displayed the ability to raise a good amount of money. Thus, Chris believes Mathew will win the elections.
2. Brian objects to Chris’ conclusion by pointing out that charisma and humility are
also needed to win elections and
Mathew needs to display these qualities if he is to win the elections.
PRE-THINKING • If one reads the stimulus in a hurried fashion, one might conclude that the disagreement is about “who will win the elections?”. However, a closer look at the conversation reveals that the actual disagreement is over Mathews qualities.
• Chris believes that Mathew has shown the skills needed to win the election – smartness, an understanding of what people want and the ability to raise a good amount of money.
• Brian’s “but” is an objection to the idea that
the display of such skills are sufficient to lead Mathew to a win.
• Supporting this objection, Brian talks about skills which Mathew lacks and needs to show.
• From this we can infer that as yet Mathew has not displayed certain qualities- charisma and humility- which are required for a candidate to win the elections.
• Thus,
according to Chris, Mathew has shown the skills that are needed to win the elections. However, a
ccording to Brian, Mathew still needs to display certain skills in order to win the elections –
this is the crux of the disagreement.
ANSWER CHOICE ELIMINATION(A) Matthew is going to win the election
(As pointed out during pre-thinking, the disagreement is not over whether Mathew will win or not. Incorrect Choice.)
(B) Matthew is charismatic
(Chris does not disagree with Brian over Mathew’s lack of charisma. Neither does Brian say that Mathew is/ is not charismatic. Brian simply says Mathew will need to SHOW the charisma. Incorrect Choice.)(C) Matthew has the skills needed to be elected
(Brian does not actually say that the qualities pointed out by Chris are NOT required to be elected. Brian adds to those qualities – note the “also” in Brian’s dialogue. Incorrect Choice.)(D) Matthew will raise more money than any other candidate
(Brian neither opposes nor explicitly supports this point raised by Chris. Incorrect Choice)
(E) Matthew has shown the skills needed to win the election
(This choice voices the idea discussed in the pre-thinking step. Correct Choice.) _________________
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