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Multi-party initiatives are becoming increasingly popular among the members of the parliament of Country W. Although legislation proposed under the auspices of more than one party may not adhere as strictly to the agenda of each of the parties involved as legislation proposed by only one party, the political backing of the voting blocs represented by the cooperating parties make such proposals more likely to pass than proposals that come from a single faction alone. The benefit of multi-party initiatives is that legislation important to the general welfare of Country W that might otherwise have foundered in inter-party disagreements can effectively be enacted.
Which of the following statements by a minister of Party C in the government of Country W is most consistent with the beliefs of an individual political party in the situation described above?
A) "Our party would rather compromise on some of our issues and also see other parties compromise on their issues than run the risk of not having legislation that we propose pass."
B) "Our party would rather give up a few minor points of ideology than risk having the issues important to our constituents not be addressed as a result of the government's inability to pass any new laws. "
C) "Our party would rather participate in an environment that fosters inter-party cooperation than persist in constant conflict with other parties."
D) "Our party would rather have other parties join in support of our legislation than join in supporting the proposals of other parties."
E) "Our party would rather have our proposals passed because they represent what is best for the welfare of our country than to become engaged in the agendas of other parties."
Which of the following statements by a minister of Party C in the government of Country W is most consistent with the beliefs of an individual political party in the situation described above?
A) "Our party would rather compromise on some of our issues and also see other parties compromise on their issues than run the risk of not having legislation that we propose pass."
B) "Our party would rather give up a few minor points of ideology than risk having the issues important to our constituents not be addressed as a result of the government's inability to pass any new laws. "
C) "Our party would rather participate in an environment that fosters inter-party cooperation than persist in constant conflict with other parties."
D) "Our party would rather have other parties join in support of our legislation than join in supporting the proposals of other parties."
E) "Our party would rather have our proposals passed because they represent what is best for the welfare of our country than to become engaged in the agendas of other parties."
24 Jun 2013, 23:16
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Can't anyone please clarify why A is wrong?
I understand why B is correct; and might even agree that it could possibly be better than A... But I don't understand why A is incorrect.
.. Or is A correct but just less correct than B?
Any clarification would be great
Can't anyone please clarify why A is wrong?
I understand why B is correct; and might even agree that it could possibly be better than A... But I don't understand why A is incorrect.
.. Or is A correct but just less correct than B?
Any clarification would be great
Because the original question has some errors, I will quote the complete version below for more discussion.
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Multi-party initiatives are becoming increasingly popular among the members of the parliament of Country W. Although legislation proposed under the auspices of more than one party may not adhere as strictly to the agenda of each of the parties involved as legislation proposed by only one party, the political backing of the voting blocs represented by the cooperating parties make such proposals more likely to pass than proposals that come from a single faction alone. The benefit of multi-party initiatives is that legislation important to the general welfare of Country W that might otherwise have foundered in inter-party disagreements can effectively be enacted.
Which of the following statements by a minister of Party C in the government of Country W is most consistent with the beliefs of an individual political party in the situation described above?
A) "Our party would rather compromise on some of our issues and also see other parties compromise on their issues than run the risk of not having legislation that we propose pass."
B) "Our party would rather give up a few minor points of ideology than risk having the issues important to our constituents not be addressed as a result of the government's inability to pass any new laws. "
C) "Our party would rather participate in an environment that fosters inter-party cooperation than persist in constant conflict with other parties."
D) "Our party would rather have other parties join in support of our legislation than join in supporting the proposals of other parties."
E) "Our party would rather have our proposals passed because they represent what is best for the welfare of our country than to become engaged in the agendas of other parties."
Which of the following statements by a minister of Party C in the government of Country W is most consistent with the beliefs of an individual political party in the situation described above?
A) "Our party would rather compromise on some of our issues and also see other parties compromise on their issues than run the risk of not having legislation that we propose pass."
B) "Our party would rather give up a few minor points of ideology than risk having the issues important to our constituents not be addressed as a result of the government's inability to pass any new laws. "
C) "Our party would rather participate in an environment that fosters inter-party cooperation than persist in constant conflict with other parties."
D) "Our party would rather have other parties join in support of our legislation than join in supporting the proposals of other parties."
E) "Our party would rather have our proposals passed because they represent what is best for the welfare of our country than to become engaged in the agendas of other parties."
ANALYZE THE STIMULUS:
Proposal X under the multi-parties initiatives may not adhere as strictly to the agenda of each of the parties involved as legislation proposed by only one party.
However, this proposal is more likely to pass than proposals that come from a single faction alone.
==> The benefit of multi-party initiatives is that legislation X can effectively be enacted.
==> Multi-party initiatives are becoming increasingly popular
The correct answer will have to demonstrate the relationship: Proposal X [under multi-parties initiatives] that comprise issues of multi-parties ==> Proposal X may not adhere as strictly to the agenda of each of the parties ==> have benefit for multi-parties ==> more likely to pass
ANALYZE EACH ANSWER:
C, D, E are out immediately because:
C) "Our party would rather participate in an environment that fosters inter-party cooperation than persist in constant conflict with other parties."
Wrong. Clearly out of scope.
D) "Our party would rather have other parties join in support of our legislation than join in supporting the proposals of other parties."
Wrong. Clearly out of scope.
E) "Our party would rather have our proposals passed because they represent what is best for the welfare of our country than to become engaged in the agendas of other parties.
Wrong. Does not show the benefit for multi-parties.
Between A & B, which one is correct?
A is WRONG. Only B is correct. Please see explanation in the image attached.
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This critical reasoning question has a couple tricky answer choices, and ultimately comes down to precision in wording (as difficult critical reasoning questions typically do). The prompt says that multi-party initiatives are becoming more popular in country W because the benefit of an increased likelihood of passing is significant when considered against the cost of no party being able to adhere as strictly to its own agenda. The reason that an increased likelihood of passing is a benefit is that legislation important to the general welfare of Country W is more likely to pass.
Answer choice A is tricky, and is half right. It is true that a party would rather compromise on some issues and have other parties compromise on some issues than not work with other parties, but the benefit is not about passing its own legislation, but rather about improving the general welfare.
Answer choice B nails it and is thus correct. The party is okay not being able to adhere as strictly to its own agenda because the benefit of being able to pass laws that address issues which are important to constituents (important to the general welfare of country W) is worth it.
Answer choice C sets a tone that the benefit of cooperation is simply not having conflict, which is not what the argument says. C is basically saying that the party wants to cooperate because it wants peace.
Answer choice D is not discussing cooperation but rather one party or the other dominating, so is easily dismissed.
Answer choice E is a little tricky because it is discussing the welfare of the country. The fact that they used the word "welfare," the same word as in the prompt, makes this a very tricky trap answer choice. E however is treating the situation as though the party will pass its own proposals for the benefit of the country but will completely avoid working with other parties (rather than passing these proposals that will improve the welfare of the country by working with other parties). Be suspicious in difficult critical reasoning questions of answer choices that contain very similar wording as the prompt, when a lot of the other answer choices do not contain similar wording and are more difficult to understand. The similar worded answer choice may be a trap like this one.
I hope this helps!
Answer choice A is tricky, and is half right. It is true that a party would rather compromise on some issues and have other parties compromise on some issues than not work with other parties, but the benefit is not about passing its own legislation, but rather about improving the general welfare.
Answer choice B nails it and is thus correct. The party is okay not being able to adhere as strictly to its own agenda because the benefit of being able to pass laws that address issues which are important to constituents (important to the general welfare of country W) is worth it.
Answer choice C sets a tone that the benefit of cooperation is simply not having conflict, which is not what the argument says. C is basically saying that the party wants to cooperate because it wants peace.
Answer choice D is not discussing cooperation but rather one party or the other dominating, so is easily dismissed.
Answer choice E is a little tricky because it is discussing the welfare of the country. The fact that they used the word "welfare," the same word as in the prompt, makes this a very tricky trap answer choice. E however is treating the situation as though the party will pass its own proposals for the benefit of the country but will completely avoid working with other parties (rather than passing these proposals that will improve the welfare of the country by working with other parties). Be suspicious in difficult critical reasoning questions of answer choices that contain very similar wording as the prompt, when a lot of the other answer choices do not contain similar wording and are more difficult to understand. The similar worded answer choice may be a trap like this one.
I hope this helps!
