Arrellan politician: An external company audits the finances of every

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Arrellan politician: An external company audits the finances of every county in Arrell. However, a problem is discovered in only one out of every 100 audits. Although those problems are often severe, they are detectable by other means, and because of the high costs of maintaining the contract with the auditing company, the contract should be terminated. Consultant: I disagree. The threat of being audited makes many county governments less likely to distort their budget numbers. The consultant responds to the politician's argument by

A. opposing the politician's argument while suggesting that county governments be held to higher standards

B. giving data that show that the politician has drastically overestimated the cost of maintaining the contract with the external auditing company

C. pointing out that the politician is discussing factors that are not strictly relevant to the auditing company

D. identifying a benefit of maintaining the contract that the politician's argument had neglected to mention

E. changing the topic of discussion to a criticism of the external auditing company's personnel

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h31337u · Answer

Arrellan politician: An external company audits the finances of every county in Arrell. However, a problem is discovered in only one out of every 100 audits. Although those problems are often severe, they are detectable by other means, and because of the high costs of maintaining the contract with the auditing company, the contract should be terminated. Consultant: I disagree. The threat of being audited makes many county governments less likely to distort their budget numbers. The consultant responds to the politician's argument by

A. opposing the politician's argument while suggesting that county governments be held to higher standards

B. giving data that show that the politician has drastically overestimated the cost of maintaining the contract with the external auditing company

C. pointing out that the politician is discussing factors that are not strictly relevant to the auditing company

D. identifying a benefit of maintaining the contract that the politician's argument had neglected to mention
--> the consultant is revealing the benefit of maintaining the contract. The benefit is that it keeps many county governments not trying to distort their budget numbers from the beginning.

E. changing the topic of discussion to a criticism of the external auditing company's personnel

samara1smith · Answer

I'm not sure if Im right but I would say
B. giving data that show that the politician has drastically overestimated the cost of maintaining the contract with the external auditing company

h31337u · Answer

samara1smith

The question is asking  by how the consultant responds to the politician's argument.

The consultant argued that "The threat of being audited makes many county governments less likely to distort their budget numbers." 
That argument alone is not a way to show a data regarding the overestimated cost of maintaining the contract, but rather telling the politician that even though the cost is high, it also keeps many county government comply with the policy as much as possible. This fact is another benefit that the politician did not point out in his/her argument.

Hope it helps.

Abhi077 · Answer

OFFICIAL EXPLANATION

After reading the whole question, we'll probably find it helpful to think about our own answer before reading the answer choices. The politician's argument sounds reasonable, but the consultant introduces a good reason to keep the contract that the politician hadn't addressed. 
Looking at our answer choices, Choice (D) matches well with our evaluation. Choice (A) doesn't work because, though the consultant does oppose the politician, she doesn't say anything about higher standards. Choices (B), (C), and (E) are things the consultant doesn't do at all.

The correct answer is Choice (D) .

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