'Most' is the most misunderstood word, which, most people, mostly, fail to appreciate !!Coming back to the question, this fall in the category of find the assumption.
If state funding for education were to be provided to private schools that have no religious affiliation, most private schools would still be forced to rely on tuition and private donations for support. -
Cause - State funding will not be provided to private schools with no religious affiliation
Effect - Most schools will be forced to rely on tution/ private donations
If above relationship has to be true, most schools in the state need to have religious affiliation.
Negating the above assumption - Most schools do not have any religious affiliation.
This would mean most schools will get the state funding and will not have to rely on other sources for funds.Process of elimination:
(A) Schools would be able to raise as much money through tuition and donations as they would receive from state funding. -
INCORRECT. Author need not assume this. Most schools may not be able to raise as much money and go down the pothole.
(B) Most donors prefer to give money to schools that do not already receive state funding. -
INCORRECT. This is tricky one to eliminate. On assumption questions, an assumption means something 'The author needs to believe in order to arrive at conclusion' and not something that 'may be true in real life'. Does author need to believe this? Absolutely not. In fact author need not believe anything about preference of private donors. (C) Most private schools have some religious affiliation. -
CORRECT. Exactly what we brainstormed.(D) Public schools generally have more money per student than private schools have.-
INCORRECT. Again something totally irrelevant to the argument.
(E) A reduction in the amount of money per student in public schools would eventually reduce the proportion of students enrolled in public schools. -
INCORRECT. Again something totally irrelevant to the argument.
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In State Y, public funding for education is currently restricted to public schools. New legislation has been proposed in State Y's senate that would expand public funding to private schools that do not have a religious affiliation. If state funding for education were to be provided to private schools that have no religious affiliation, most private schools would still be forced to rely on tuition and private donations for support.
The conclusion that most private schools would still rely on tuition and private donors under the new legislation depends on which of the following assumptions?
(A) Schools would be able to raise as much money through tuition and donations as they would receive from state funding.
(B) Most donors prefer to give money to schools that do not already receive state funding.
(C) Most private schools have some religious affiliation.
(D) Public schools generally have more money per student than private schools have.
(E) A reduction in the amount of money per student in public schools would eventually reduce the proportion of students enrolled in public schools.