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Meaning : Party leaders had feared that adding conservative planks to the party would decrease popularity of the party amongst younger voters. But after adding conservative planks the ratio of party members under the age of 25 increased.

Question : We need select an answer that tells us how the author counters the argument.

A. pointing out that 25 years of age is not necessarily a natural dividing point for distinguishing between "younger" and "older" voters
Incorrect - The first line talks about younger but then the age of 25 and under was made very clear in the second line.

B. showing that the leaders' predictions were based on a fundamental misinterpretation of statistics
Incorrect - The assumption was not based on misinterpretation of statistics, it was made on the assumption of the likes/dislikes of younger people

C. introducing evidence that the author maintains demonstrates that the party's adoption of conservative planks has boosted its popularity
among young voters
Correct - The author introduces evidence and shows that the percentage of younger members has increased

D. indicating that other, liberal planks of the party platform help offset the negative impact of the conservative planks on party enrollment among young voters
Incorrect - The percentage of younger members has increased so this statement doesn't hold true

E. maintaining that most people join the political party their parents belonged to, and that the party's programs exert little influence on that decision
Incorrect - Completely Irrelevant
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By what stretch of the imagination is 'A' the answer? Someone explains please. I marked 'C' like most others.
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any explanation for option A will help the community ..as per our understanding C is the best contender

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any explanation for option A will help the community ..as per our understanding C is the best contender

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It appears that the wrong choice has been marked as correct. (C) is clearly the correct answer.
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Party leaders feared that the recent addition of conservative planks to the party platform would diminish the popularity of the party among younger voters. Some predicted that the number of party members younger than 25 would decline, or, at best, stay the same. This fear, though, has proven to be unfounded: of all party members, the percentage younger than 25 is higher than ever. Rather than hurt the party, conservatism has helped attract more young voters to the party.

In the passage above, the author counters the arguments of those who feared that the addition of conservative planks would lessen the party's popularity among younger voters by


(A) pointing out that 25 years of age is not necessarily a natural dividing point for distinguishing between "younger" and "older" voters


(B) showing that the leaders' predictions were based on a fundamental misinterpretation of statistics

(C) introducing evidence that the author maintains demonstrates that the party's adoption of conservative planks has boosted its popularity among young voters

(D) indicating that other, liberal planks of the party platform help offset the negative impact of the conservative planks on party enrollment among young voters

(E) maintaining that most people join the political party their parents belonged to, and that the party's programs exert little influence on that decision
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The question is discussed above.
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Party leaders feared that the recent addition of conservative planks to the party platform would diminish the popularity of the party among younger voters. Some predicted that the number of party members younger than 25 would decline, or, at best, stay the same. This fear, though, has proven to be unfounded: of all party members, the percentage younger than 25 is higher than ever. Rather than hurt the party, conservatism has helped attract more young voters to the party.

In the passage above, the author counters the arguments of those who feared that the addition of conservative planks would lessen the party's popularity among younger voters by


(A) pointing out that 25 years of age is not necessarily a natural dividing point for distinguishing between "younger" and "older" voters


(B) showing that the leaders' predictions were based on a fundamental misinterpretation of statistics

(C) introducing evidence that the author maintains demonstrates that the party's adoption of conservative planks has boosted its popularity among young voters

(D) indicating that other, liberal planks of the party platform help offset the negative impact of the conservative planks on party enrollment among young voters

(E) maintaining that most people join the political party their parents belonged to, and that the party's programs exert little influence on that decision
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