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Some people claim that elected officials must avoid even the appearance of impropriety in office. Yet since actions that give the appearance of impropriety are not necessarily improper, the only reason for an elected official to avoid the appearance of impropriety is to maintain public approval and popularity. No one however, not even a public official, has an obligation to be popular or to maintain public approval.

The argument is structured so as to lead to which one of the following conclusions?

(A) No elected official has an obligation to avoid the appearance of impropriety.

(B) All elected officials have a vested interest in maintaining a high public approval rating.

(C) Elected official who have been scrupulous in satisfying the obligations of their office should ensure that the public is aware of this fact.

(D) The public never approves of an elected official who appears to have behaved improperly in office.

(E) Elected officials who abuse the power of their office have an obligation at least to appear to be fulfilling the obligations of their office.

exc4libur · Answer

ARGUMENT
= some argue that po's must avoid impropr.
= yet some impropr. actions are not improper
= thus, the only reason they must avoid it is
= when they want to maintain their approval
= however, nobody is obliged to be pop or maintain approval

CONCLUSION
Ans (A) if nobody has the obligation to be pop or main approval, then they must not be obliged to avoid impropr.

globaldesi · Answer

IMO A
 "the only reason for an elected official to avoid the appearance of impropriety is to maintain public approval and popularity. No one however, not even a public official, has an obligation to be popular or to maintain public approval."
The logical argument that follows from the sentences is that no public official has an obligation to avoid the appearance of impropriety.

madgmat2019 · Answer

(A) No elected official has an obligation to avoid the appearance of impropriety.....CORRECT....As its the continuation of the last sentence.
(B) All elected officials have a vested interest in maintaining a high public approval rating......public appproval rating is out of context....INCORRECT
(C) Elected official who have been scrupulous in satisfying the obligations of their office should ensure that the public is aware of this fact.....being scrupulous in satisfying the obligations.....brings a new context her....INCORRECT
(D) The public never approves of an elected official who appears to have behaved improperly in office......this is an extreme argument......INCORRECT
(E) Elected officials who abuse the power of their office have an obligation at least to appear to be fulfilling the obligations of their office.....OUT OF SCOPE.....INCORRECT

OA:A

razorhell · Answer

Some people claim that elected officials must avoid even the appearance of impropriety in office. Yet since actions that give the appearance of impropriety are not necessarily improper, the only reason for an elected official to avoid the appearance of impropriety is to maintain public approval and popularity. No one however, not even a public official, has an obligation to be popular or to maintain public approval.

The argument is structured so as to lead to which one of the following conclusions?

ANS B..

Conclusion: although the officials don't have an obligation, they need public approval to be avoid being considered improper...

(A)  No elected official has an obligation to avoid the appearance of impropriety.

(B) All elected officials have a vested interest in maintaining a high public approval rating.

(C)  Elected official who have been scrupulous in satisfying the obligations of their office should ensure that the public is aware of this fact.

(D) The public never approves of an elected official who appears to have behaved improperly in office.

(E) Elected officials who abuse the power of their office have an obligation at least to appear to be fulfilling the obligations of their office.

jrk23 · Answer

In the sentence " the only reason for an elected official to avoid the appearance of impropriety is to maintain public approval and popularity" this show that they have some interest. Because this is started with the contrast. the use of "yet" shows he contrast.

In "A" if they are not obliged than it is already clearly mentioned in the passage. so i think this can't be the conclusion.
the rreasom why author mentioned the contrast here is just to show something and that something is the vested interest.
Choice "C, d and e" can be easily eliminated"

Anyone please correct my reasoning

03SrishtiAgrawal · Answer

some people claim that elected officials must avoid even the appearance of impropriety in office. Yet since actions that give the appearance of impropriety are not necessarily improper, the only reason for an elected official to avoid the appearance of impropriety is to maintain public approval and popularity. No one however, not even a public official, has an obligation to be popular or to maintain public approval.

The argument is structured so as to lead to which one of the following conclusions?

(A) No elected official has an obligation to avoid the appearance of impropriety.

(B) All elected officials have a vested interest in maintaining a high public approval rating.

(C) Elected official who have been scrupulous in satisfying the obligations of their office should ensure that the public is aware of this fact.

(D) The public never approves of an elected official who appears to have behaved improperly in office.

(E) Elected officials who abuse the power of their office have an obligation at least to appear to be fulfilling the obligations of their office.

can someone please explain what is wrong with ans B.

CrackverbalGMAT · Answer

Hi

Consider the argument in terms of variables:

Let A = avoiding the appearance of impropriety in office
B = being improper
C = maintaining public approval and popularity

The stimulus tells us that C --> A and A -X-> B necessarily.

Finally, the stimulus tells us that C is not necessary at all times. The only causality that is established is from C --> A. Therefore the only valid inference can be that, since C is not mandatory, A also need not be mandatory.

Option (B) talks about "vested interest" ie; personal gain "in maintaining a high public approval rating" ie; C. The only definitive fact we have about C is that it is not obligatory. This is not enough to draw a conclusion about personal gain.

Hope this helps.

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