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W: the rapid rise in the rate of unemployment is a serious economic problem; it will undoubtedly cost the majority party votes in the coming elections.
Z: I disagree. Statistics for the past 40 years show that there is no significant relationship between the prevailing level of employment and political gains or losses by the party that happens to be in the majority at election time.
Which of the following most seriously weakens the force of Z's counterargument?
A. Z fails to cite any actual figures
B. Z's decision to consider a time span of 40 years seem arbitrary
C. Z relies on conventional criteria for the notion of a significant relationship
D. Z's statistics focus on level of unemployment, rather than direction of change
E. Z assumes that there is no connection between economic and political trends
Z: I disagree. Statistics for the past 40 years show that there is no significant relationship between the prevailing level of employment and political gains or losses by the party that happens to be in the majority at election time.
Which of the following most seriously weakens the force of Z's counterargument?
A. Z fails to cite any actual figures
B. Z's decision to consider a time span of 40 years seem arbitrary
C. Z relies on conventional criteria for the notion of a significant relationship
D. Z's statistics focus on level of unemployment, rather than direction of change
E. Z assumes that there is no connection between economic and political trends
28 Jun 2013, 02:45
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W: the rapid rise in the rate of unemployment is a serious economic problem; it will undoubtedly cost the majority party votes in the coming elections.
Z: I disagree. Statistics for the past 40 years show that there is no significant relationship between the prevailing level of employment and political gains or losses by the party that happens to be in the majority at election time.
W and Z do not talk about the same thing: W cites the rise of the level of unemployment, but Z replies by citing the level of employment overall.
W cites a trend, W cites an overall number not related to a rise/fall of the level itself => they are talking about two different things.
D. Z's statistics focus on level of unemployment, rather than direction of change
is correct
Z: I disagree. Statistics for the past 40 years show that there is no significant relationship between the prevailing level of employment and political gains or losses by the party that happens to be in the majority at election time.
W and Z do not talk about the same thing: W cites the rise of the level of unemployment, but Z replies by citing the level of employment overall.
W cites a trend, W cites an overall number not related to a rise/fall of the level itself => they are talking about two different things.
D. Z's statistics focus on level of unemployment, rather than direction of change
is correct
28 Jun 2013, 05:12
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D for me too!
A ( not a perfect flaw
) & B ( seems? doesnt weaken the argument anyways 
) are unconvincing in themselves. C is a generalized statement and may /maynot weaken this argument.
E - Economic and Political trends are too vague to be applicable to this specific situation!
