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Can anyone please explain why A and not D

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The question stem asks us to focus on the “dispute” between the two opponents. What will be relevant to it will be those items that affect the merits of the issues, or perhaps those that affect the credibility of the parties.

(C) and (E) both mention items— facts and their sources—that would be relevant to the substantive issues.

(B) and (D) are legitimate attempts to clarify the issues and so are relevant.

(A) is not relevant to the issues, nor is it relevant to the credibility (e.g., where did the facts come from) of the debaters. (A) is the least relevant because it is an ad hominem attack (an attack on the person and not on an argument).

The correct answer is (A).

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