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In a survey of parliamentarians, one fourth admitted to being at least a little corrupt. However, the survey may have under-estimated the number of corrupt parliamentarians because
Which of the following best completes the passage below?
A. some parliamentarians who admitted to being a little corrupt were in reality very corrupt.
B. some parliamentarians who admitted to being corrupt may have been answering truthfully.
C. some corrupt parliamentarians in the survey might have claimed on the survey to be honest.
D. some people who are not parliamentarians may also be corrupt.
E. some generally honest parliamentarians might have claimed on the survey to be corrupt.
Which of the following best completes the passage below?
A. some parliamentarians who admitted to being a little corrupt were in reality very corrupt.
B. some parliamentarians who admitted to being corrupt may have been answering truthfully.
C. some corrupt parliamentarians in the survey might have claimed on the survey to be honest.
D. some people who are not parliamentarians may also be corrupt.
E. some generally honest parliamentarians might have claimed on the survey to be corrupt.
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C the ones claiming being honest may be corrupt
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OFFICIAL EXPLANATION
The survey puts one fourth of the parliamentarians as corrupt, This number is said to be an underestimation meaning that in reality more than one fourth of the
parliamentarians are corrupt. This is possible if some corrupt parliamentarians claimed to be honest. (Choice C) thereby bringing down the number in the survey.
Choice A is irrelevant since it refers to the degree of corruption.
Choice B will not affect the figure in the survey.
Choice D is irrelevant since it is about people who are not parliamentarians,
Choice E would reduce the number.
Hence the answer is Choice (C)
The survey puts one fourth of the parliamentarians as corrupt, This number is said to be an underestimation meaning that in reality more than one fourth of the
parliamentarians are corrupt. This is possible if some corrupt parliamentarians claimed to be honest. (Choice C) thereby bringing down the number in the survey.
Choice A is irrelevant since it refers to the degree of corruption.
Choice B will not affect the figure in the survey.
Choice D is irrelevant since it is about people who are not parliamentarians,
Choice E would reduce the number.
Hence the answer is Choice (C)
