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Each increase of 1 percent in real disposable personal income per capita will increase the share of the electorate for an incumbent by about 2.2 percentage points, other things being equal. Since 1952 there has been a decline in real disposable income during only one presidential election year. The incumbent lost that election.
Which of the following conclusions can be properly drawn from the statements above?
(A) When an incumbent runs for office, he or she is likely to win.
(B) Political parties should take care to put forth a candidate who seems prosperous.
(C) Presidential candidates should put their greatest efforts into improving their public image.
(D) Because a presidential campaign requires the expenditure of large amounts of money, it frequently impoverishes a candidate and his or her supporters.
(E) The outcome of a presidential election is substantially affected by factors other than the ideological positions of the candidates.
Which of the following conclusions can be properly drawn from the statements above?
(A) When an incumbent runs for office, he or she is likely to win.
(B) Political parties should take care to put forth a candidate who seems prosperous.
(C) Presidential candidates should put their greatest efforts into improving their public image.
(D) Because a presidential campaign requires the expenditure of large amounts of money, it frequently impoverishes a candidate and his or her supporters.
(E) The outcome of a presidential election is substantially affected by factors other than the ideological positions of the candidates.
19 May 2012, 09:49
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shikhar
Argument says :
increase in disposable personal income impacts results of presidential elections. So it can be safely conclude Ideological position of the candidate is not the only thing that impacts the result of presidential election.
Ans Option E precisely does the same.
16 Jan 2017, 00:00
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You have yourself effectively answered your own query.
The passage implies that A causes B.
C is not mentioned in the passage.
The passage implies that something other than C (i.e. A) causes B: this is option E. (However this option does not imply whether C can or cannot cause B - it just states that something other than C causes B.)
In option E, the cause C is stated as "ideological positions of the candidates". It could have been any factor other than cause A (change in real disposable income).
