singd wrote:
Hi Experts , I have a few question regarding this one
1)I had the impression that option E was wrong because E uses the words ' Not strongly', Implying that the majority had a wish ( not very strong) for the policy to be changed. This causes some confusion.
2) I am not able to understand why option D is wrong here because option D suggests that voters vote for a politician if he has the same stand on a policy as do the people. This along the lines of what the blank expects
3) I also have a question about the interpretation of option D.
Does it mean " The majority of voters 'who' vote for...' or The majority of voters in general.
Thanks
Which of the following best completes the passage below?
“Government” does not exist as an independent entity defining policy. Instead there exists a group of democratically elected pragmatists sensitive to the electorate, who establish policies
that will result in their own reelection. Therefore, if public policy is hostile to, say, environmental concerns, it is not because of governmental perversity but because elected officials believe that ______.
in Summary,
elected pragmatists don't want to set policies that doesn't go against public. Why ? Else it would result in reelection.
environmental concerns and public policy are not in line with each other. Then what government official should do?
They should do what public wants or not against them.--This is what E option says.
(E) the majority of voters do not strongly wish for a different policy
(D) the majority of voters vote for certain politicians because of those politicians’ idiosyncratic positions on policy issues
D says: Voters vote because of politicians policies. but such point is not mentioned in argument.
Argument happens If X happen Y will happen
X-> set policy
Y-relection ( favouring users--not set something against public)
D says something backhand not discussed . Why users elect these politicians?
What if after elected , they change their mind /policy then this would weakn the argument.
Thats why D is not correct.
D is talking somethign not required for strengthening the argument.
I hope it is clear.