Question 3
Will2020 wrote:
GMATNinja wrote:
shristi20 wrote:
Why is option D wrong in Q3) acc to passage, the whig prop asserts...?
(D) Cant we say that women's participation in rallies influenced men's voting behaviors as they MOLDED party loyal families.???
Take another look at the exact wording of (D):
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D. women’s demonstrations at rallies would influence men’s voting behavior
"Women's
demonstrations at rallies" would be way different than "women's
participation in rallies."
A women's
demonstration would be an event primarily led and/or attended by women, and would be focused on women's issues. The Whig propaganda does not mention anything like this occurring at Whig political rallies. Instead, women were merely invited to attend rallies and speeches, which in turn allowed them to mold their families, remind men of moral families, and confer moral standing on the Whig party.
(D) is incorrect because Whig propaganda does not mention any "women's demonstrations."
I hope that helps!
GMATNinja VeritasKarishma In (D) "women's demonstrations at rallies would influence men's voting behavior", even if the AC said "women's participation" rather than "women's demonstrations", isn't it wrong to say that they INFLUENCE men's voting behavior? There is no mention in the passage to say that women's participation on rallies INFLUENCED men's behavior, right? Tks!
In answering a GMAT Verbal questions, you've got to be careful to stick to the answer choice
as it is written -- there's nothing to be gained from changing the wording of an answer choice.
In the passage, we're told that,
women who turned out at the party’s rallies gathered information that enabled them to mold party-loyal families
"Party-loyal families" suggests that these families will remain loyal to the Whig party, and presumable
vote for the Whig party. Since we are told that the women who turned out at the party's rallies would
mold these party-loyal families, we can infer that these women may be influencing the voting behavior of the men in their families.
This answer choice does depend on the difference between "women's
participation in rallies" and "women's
demonstrations at rallies." This is why changing the wording of an answer choice doesn't help -- you can only work with what's been listed in the question.
(D) is incorrect because the Whig propaganda in the passage does not mention any "women's demonstrations."
VidyaPrabhakar wrote:
Can anyone explain the OA for question 3. Why is it not B
Let's make sure we're clear on what the Whig propaganda says in the passage before looking at (B). The passage tells us the women invited to the party's rallies:
1) enabled them to mold party-loyal families,
2) reminded men of moral values that transcended party loyalty,
3) conferred moral standing on the Whig party
Remember, we're looking for the answer choice that asserts something that is included in the Whig propaganda. (B) tells us:
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B. women were the most important influences on political attitudes within a family
There is nothing in the passage to suggest that women were the
most important influence on political attitudes within a family. They might have molded party-loyal families but there could have been other, more important, influences on a family's political attitudes.
This is why (B) is not the correct answer to this question.
Let's take a look at (E):
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E. women’s presence at rallies would enhance the moral standing of the party
Women's presence at rallies conferring moral standing on the part is very similar to them enhancing the moral standing of the party.
This answer choice is in the Whig propaganda in the passage as the third item in our list above, making (E) the answer to this question.
I hope that helps!