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In order to ensure a successful vote on the issue of abortion rights,the government is pressurizing the leaders of the state political party to replace several delegates to the national convention.The governor is insisting that certain individuals with a history of voting in favor of abortion rights be replaced with new delegates who have voted against abortion rights in the past.

The governor's action demonstrates that he is making which of the following assumptions?

a)Voting on abortion issues is an important part of the national political agenda.
b)The current delegates will probably not share the Governor's views on such issues as the national budget or federal spending limits.
c)The proposed new delegates will continue to vote on abortion issues in the same way that they have voted in the past.
d)The national delegation will not have an opportunity to vote on any issues other than abortion rights.
e)He wants fresh delegates to represent the national convention.



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In order to ensure a successful vote on the issue of abortion rights,the government is pressurizing the leaders of the state political party to replace several delegates to the national convention.The governor is insisting that certain individuals with a history of voting in favor of abortion rights be replaced with new delegates who have voted against abortion rights in the past.

The governor's action demonstrates that he is making which of the following assumptions?

a)Voting on abortion issues is an important part of the national political agenda.
perhaps but he never said - you as reader cant assume it even if it "seems" likely
b)The current delegates will probably not share the Governor's views on such issues as the national budget or federal spending limits.
irrelevant as budget was never mentioned

c)The proposed new delegates will continue to vote on abortion issues in the same way that they have voted in the past.
yes! the reason he is replacing the guys is because they are voters in favor of abortion rights and he is afraind THEY WILL VOTE THE SAME again. thus following his assumption he replaced them with people he knows has voted agaisnt it and ASSUMEs they will do so this time


d)The national delegation will not have an opportunity to vote on any issues other than abortion rights.

never mentioned.
e)He wants fresh delegates to represent the national convention.
nope, his reasoning has been trying to "fix" the voting.

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In order to ensure a successful vote on the issue of abortion rights,the government is pressurizing the leaders of the state political party to replace several delegates to the national convention.The governor is insisting that certain individuals with a history of voting in favor of abortion rights be replaced with new delegates who have voted against abortion rights in the past.

The governor's action demonstrates that he is making which of the following assumptions?

a)Voting on abortion issues is an important part of the national political agenda.
Irrelevant.
b)The current delegates will probably not share the Governor's views on such issues as the national budget or federal spending limits.
Irrelevant, budgeting and spending limits has nothing to do with abortion rights.
c)The proposed new delegates will continue to vote on abortion issues in the same way that they have voted in the past.
This is the answer, the governor is relying in the assumptions that the delegates who have acted the same way in the past will do so in the future.
d)The national delegation will not have an opportunity to vote on any issues other than abortion rights.
Doesn't matter either way.
e)He wants fresh delegates to represent the national convention.
This was mentioned in stimulus: new delegates who have voted against abortion rights in the past. Besides he is not relying on this assumption.
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C.

The governor is relying on the past behavour of the delegates.
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premise:In order to ensure a successful vote on the issue of abortion rights,the government is pressurizing the leaders of the state political party to replace several delegates to the national convention.

Conclusion:The governor is insisting that certain individuals with a history of voting in favor of abortion rights be replaced with new delegates who have voted against abortion rights in the past.

By applying negation technique: C must be the answer.
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Hmmm... It looks like the governor is not paying attention to key Mutual funds disclaimer note of late. :lol:

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Risk Factors: Mutual Funds and securities investments are subject to market risks and there is no assurance or guarantee that the objectives of the Scheme will be achieved. :-D
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He should have know that "Past voting behavior are not a good indication of the future trends". Answer is C.
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Clearly C

Premise
the government is pressurizing the leaders of the state political party to replace several delegates to the national convention.

Conclusion
certain individuals with a history of voting in favor of abortion rights be replaced with new delegates who have voted against abortion rights in the past

So the assumption is the people who have voted against the rights will continue to do that

C is correct
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In order to ensure a successful vote on the issue of abortion rights,the government is pressurizing the leaders of the state political party to replace several delegates to the national convention.The governor is insisting that certain individuals with a history of voting in favor of abortion rights be replaced with new delegates who have voted against abortion rights in the past.

The governor's action demonstrates that he is making which of the following assumptions?

a)Voting on abortion issues is an important part of the national political agenda. Has nothing to do with the passage
b)The current delegates will probably not share the Governor's views on such issues as the national budget or federal spending limits. National Budget or FSL has nothing to do with abortion
c)The proposed new delegates will continue to vote on abortion issues in the same way that they have voted in the past. Given this fear that the delegates will vote no is the driving factor in the replacement. If they vote yes then why go through the trouble of replacements in the first place?
d)The national delegation will not have an opportunity to vote on any issues other than abortion rights. Irrelevant
e)He wants fresh delegates to represent the national convention.
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Irrelevant. He wants yes votes nothing else
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In this CR it is important to note most of the options are irrelevant POE is easy here
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+1 for C
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+1 for C



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