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The formerly popular mayor of Hermosa City lost his bid for reelection this year and the local newspaper claimed that the election's result was due to the recent sexual harassment case brought against the former mayor while he was still in office. However, the sexual harassment case would not have had such a deleterious effect on the mayor's reelection campaign if the mayor had been more effective in dealing with Hermosa City's increasingly high crime rate, which needs to be lowered if the next mayor wishes to win reelection.
Which of the following, if true, would most seriously weaken the conclusion about how to prevent a loss in a mayoral reelection campaign in Hermosa City?
(A) Before there was a crime problem in Hermosa City, two mayors were voted out of office amidst allegations of sexual harassment.
(B) The city of Hermosa has not added additional police to deal with the increasing crime rate.
(C) The previous mayor's approval rating had been falling prior to the release of sexual harassment allegations.
(D) The new mayor of Hermosa City is a retired police chief and was seen by the majority of Hermosa City's citizens as the candidate that would be most tough on crime during the last election.
(E) Most of the increase in crime in Hermosa City is not violent in nature.
Which of the following, if true, would most seriously weaken the conclusion about how to prevent a loss in a mayoral reelection campaign in Hermosa City?
(A) Before there was a crime problem in Hermosa City, two mayors were voted out of office amidst allegations of sexual harassment.
(B) The city of Hermosa has not added additional police to deal with the increasing crime rate.
(C) The previous mayor's approval rating had been falling prior to the release of sexual harassment allegations.
(D) The new mayor of Hermosa City is a retired police chief and was seen by the majority of Hermosa City's citizens as the candidate that would be most tough on crime during the last election.
(E) Most of the increase in crime in Hermosa City is not violent in nature.
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Why is option A better than option C?
Which of the following, if true, would most seriously weaken the conclusion about how to prevent a loss in a mayoral reelection campaign in Hermosa City?
(A) Prior to crime problems in Hermosa City, 2 mayors were voted out of office amidst allegations of sexual harassment.
This does not indicate the importance of sexual harassment in comparison to rising crime rates. The argument claims that if the Mayor had reduced the crime rate, his sexual harassment allegations would not have as much an impact on his re-election. This option does not counter sexual harassment vis-à-vis the current crime rates.
(C) The previous mayor's approval rating had been falling prior to the release of sexual harassment allegations.
This option on the other hand weakens the claim that a reduced crime rate would increase his chances of re-election as it reiterates that his reputation was already falling prior to the release of sexual harassment allegations.
Which of the following, if true, would most seriously weaken the conclusion about how to prevent a loss in a mayoral reelection campaign in Hermosa City?
(A) Prior to crime problems in Hermosa City, 2 mayors were voted out of office amidst allegations of sexual harassment.
This does not indicate the importance of sexual harassment in comparison to rising crime rates. The argument claims that if the Mayor had reduced the crime rate, his sexual harassment allegations would not have as much an impact on his re-election. This option does not counter sexual harassment vis-à-vis the current crime rates.
(C) The previous mayor's approval rating had been falling prior to the release of sexual harassment allegations.
This option on the other hand weakens the claim that a reduced crime rate would increase his chances of re-election as it reiterates that his reputation was already falling prior to the release of sexual harassment allegations.
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Which of the following, if true, would most seriously weaken the conclusion about how to prevent a loss in a mayoral reelection campaign in Hermosa City?
(A) Before there was a crime problem in Hermosa City, two mayors were voted out of office amidst allegations of sexual harassment.
(B) The city of Hermosa has not added additional police to deal with the increasing crime rate.
(C) The previous mayor's approval rating had been falling prior to the release of sexual harassment allegations.
(D) The new mayor of Hermosa City is a retired police chief and was seen by the majority of Hermosa City's citizens as the candidate that would be most tough on crime during the last election.
(E) Most of the increase in crime in Hermosa City is not violent in nature.
THE question asks us to weaken the argument that the crime rate is a more important factor (than sexual harrasmnent) to prevent loss of Mayoral Elections.Option A states that there have been prior incidences (evidences) where Mayors have been removed from office due to sexual harassment allegations, which directly indicates that it has been a major issue with Mayor's office (and perhaps their re-election), as the premise is about an incumbent Mayor losing his bid due to sexual allegations. This directly weakens the argument that crime rate was a bigger issue than sexual allegations!Option C says that the ratings of the previous Mayor had been falling before sexual allegations, which makes us think that there were other factors contributing to the failure of his bid (apart from sexual allegations). Now, this is setting up of a TRAP!, which makes us think that the other issue should be crime rate. But there could be so many other issues in the past leading to the decline in his approval ratings. And also, this option ends half-way and fails to connect approval ratings to re-election bid.
Therefore, A is the OA.Gagan
(A) Before there was a crime problem in Hermosa City, two mayors were voted out of office amidst allegations of sexual harassment.
(B) The city of Hermosa has not added additional police to deal with the increasing crime rate.
(C) The previous mayor's approval rating had been falling prior to the release of sexual harassment allegations.
(D) The new mayor of Hermosa City is a retired police chief and was seen by the majority of Hermosa City's citizens as the candidate that would be most tough on crime during the last election.
(E) Most of the increase in crime in Hermosa City is not violent in nature.
THE question asks us to weaken the argument that the crime rate is a more important factor (than sexual harrasmnent) to prevent loss of Mayoral Elections.Option A states that there have been prior incidences (evidences) where Mayors have been removed from office due to sexual harassment allegations, which directly indicates that it has been a major issue with Mayor's office (and perhaps their re-election), as the premise is about an incumbent Mayor losing his bid due to sexual allegations. This directly weakens the argument that crime rate was a bigger issue than sexual allegations!Option C says that the ratings of the previous Mayor had been falling before sexual allegations, which makes us think that there were other factors contributing to the failure of his bid (apart from sexual allegations). Now, this is setting up of a TRAP!, which makes us think that the other issue should be crime rate. But there could be so many other issues in the past leading to the decline in his approval ratings. And also, this option ends half-way and fails to connect approval ratings to re-election bid.
Therefore, A is the OA.Gagan
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