Political scientist across the globe have come to the conclusion that

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Political scientist across the globe have come to the conclusion that, when dealing with public outrage, the government has no choice but to resort to populist politics and pacify the general population by yielding to its demands. Since a public outrage is brewing over the proposed foreign policy change, the government is expected to control the situation in this tried and tested manner.

Which one of the following statements can be inferred from the passage?

A. The proposed foreign policy change is not good for the country.

B. The government is unlikely to implement the proposed foreign policy change.

C. The government responds only when the public outrage is brewing.

D. The government cannot convince the people about the benefits of the proposed foreign policy change.

E. The public’s choice in the matter of foreign policy change is not in the best political interest of the country.

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CGP · Answer

not able to understand the meaning of option E

mysterymanrog · Answer

In simple words, E states that the what the public wants (in terms of foreign policy change) is not in the best interest of the country. 
For example, the people want X foreign policy, but X policy is not the best choice for the country.
In the context of the argument, option E is completely out of scope as it is not stated what the best interests of the country are nor can such information be derived from the argument.

wadhwakaran · Answer

Premise: Whenever a public outrage happens, the government has no choice but to resort to populist politics and pacify the general population by yielding to its demands.
A public outrage is brewing over a proposed foreign policy change.
Conclusion: The government is expected to control the situation in tried and tested manner. 
What is tried and tested manner as per the Political Analyst?
 Resorting to populist politics and pacifying the general population by yielding to its demands. Therefore, in a sense, the government is unlikely to implement the new foreign policy.

Which one of the following statements can be inferred from the passage?

A. The proposed foreign policy change is not good for the country. No

B. The government is unlikely to implement the proposed foreign policy change. Correct

C. The government responds only when the public outrage is brewing. No

D. The government cannot convince the people about the benefits of the proposed foreign policy change.  The argument never talks about the government convincing anyone.

E. The public’s choice in the matter of foreign policy change is not in the best political interest of the country. No

Bunuel · Answer

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Gemmie · Answer

B. The government is unlikely to implement the proposed foreign policy change. This is because the passage suggests that the government is expected to pacify the public by yielding to their demands in response to public outrage, which implies that the government may abandon or alter the proposed policy change to control the situation.

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Why the other options are incorrect

A. The proposed foreign policy change is not good for the country. 
The passage does not provide any information or judgment about whether the proposed foreign policy change is good or bad for the country. It only discusses the government's expected response to public outrage, not the merits of the policy itself.

C. The government responds only when the public outrage is brewing. 
The passage suggests that the government resorts to populist politics in response to public outrage, but it does not imply that this is the only time the government responds to public concerns. Therefore, this option overstates the case.

D. The government cannot convince the people about the benefits of the proposed foreign policy change. 
While the passage indicates that the government is expected to yield to public demands in the face of outrage, it does not specifically state that the government is unable to convince the people of the policy's benefits. There could be other reasons why the government might choose not to implement the policy.

E. The public’s choice in the matter of foreign policy change is not in the best political interest of the country. 
The passage does not discuss whether the public's choice is in the best political interest of the country. It only suggests that the government may yield to public demands to pacify the situation, without evaluating the wisdom or political interest of the public's choice.

pal26 · Answer

I think this is a loosely framed question. The reason is that the passage clearly tells that governments tend to resort to populist politics. This means that the governments have no choice but to accept the voice of the majority of the population. Now, the passage also tells that there is public outrage regarding a proposed foreign policy change. But it does not say how big the public outrage is. It may be the case that in a country of 100 million people, only 1 million people are against the proposed change and are protesting. This protest will also be called "public outrage", but it is not the voice of the majority of the population.
Since the governments follow populist politics, they eventually may implement the proposed policy, as the protesting 1 million do not represent the majority of the population.

Hence, I did not find option B as a proper inference. Experts, please share your views on this.

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