samgyupsal
Hello experts!
One quick question: why is B wrong? Is it because don't know if these homes are near parks already? While A, we know for sure that the income has been steadily declining for large bulk of the population, making it difficult for consumers to buy new homes (with less income).
Take another look at (B):
Quote:
(B) An opinion poll in the local newspaper found that most home-buyers prioritize easy access to parks over beautiful views.
(B) simply doesn’t provide enough information to support the author’s conclusion. Although the newspaper indicates that home-buyers are
more concerned with access to parks than with beautiful views, those home-buyers could still be drawn to the subdivision’s beautiful views. Moreover, as you note, it’s possible that the subdivision provides easy access to parks, in which case (B) would weaken the argument. For both of those reasons, (B) does not support the author’s conclusion, and we can eliminate it.
I hope that helps!