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Can you explain how to get to the right answer for this question? Thank you!
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Can you explain how to get to the right answer for this question? Thank you!

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A says we needed more elected officials for environmental legislation, which is too strong. The elected officials can support a little but 'need' is a pretty damn strong word. - OUT

B is an extreme option as well, it says the elected officials have lost touch. We might have screwed up here and there on one or two issues but 'lost touch' is extreme. - OUT

C is a total rubbish, right? Congratulations is nowhere to be concluded - OUT

D Again 'must' is a strong word, why can't we need less politicians and more businessman or Environmentalist to vouch for this.- OUT

So elimination Gives E as an answer. Also, if we see E is connecting all the facts and presenting it to you.

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Fewer elected officials are supporting environmental legislation this year than at any time in the last decade. In a study of 30 elected officials, only five were actively campaigning for new environmental legislation. This comes at a time when the public’s concern for the environment is growing by leaps and bounds.

Which of the following conclusions is best supported by the passage above?


Because you read the question first, you know that this is really just an inference question—and, as always with inference questions, the main thing is not to go too far. Be wary of answer choices that go further than the scope of the original argument. For example, if the passage has given you several noncontroversial facts about advertising, do not select an answer choice that says advertising is a waste of time.

Let’s attack the answer choices:

A. More elected officials are needed to support environmental legislation.

This statement ignores the last premise of the passage—that the public is becoming more and more concerned about the environment. Eliminate it.


B. Elected officials have lost touch with the concerns of the public.

This clearly goes beyond the scope of the argument and ignores parts of the first two premises that relate to the environment.


C. The five elected officials who actively campaigned for new environmental legislation should be congratulated.

This statement, while consistent with the sentiments of the author, again does not deal with the last premise, relating to the concerns of the public.


D. If the environment is to be saved, elected officials must support environmental legislation.

This answer choice again ignores the last premise in the passage and goes too far. Eliminate it.


E. If elected officials are truly to represent their constituents, many of them must increase their support of environmental legislation.

Bingo. This answer is supported by all the premises, and it does not go beyond the scope of the argument.
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I have one doubt...

Option B is wrong because It is generalizing from one instance. But is not option E doing the same?
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Hi Bunuel, how does A ignore the last premise? The last premise is what indicates that more elected officials are needed. - Which is same as E.

- Increase in more elected officials has 2 interpretations:
- A net increase in number of officials and officials who support Enviro
- Increase in proportion of existing officials who support Enviro...

A/E are quite the same.
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OFFICIAL EXPLANATION



Fewer elected officials are supporting environmental legislation this year than at any time in the last decade. In a study of 30 elected officials, only five were actively campaigning for new environmental legislation. This comes at a time when the public’s concern for the environment is growing by leaps and bounds.

Which of the following conclusions is best supported by the passage above?


Because you read the question first, you know that this is really just an inference question—and, as always with inference questions, the main thing is not to go too far. Be wary of answer choices that go further than the scope of the original argument. For example, if the passage has given you several noncontroversial facts about advertising, do not select an answer choice that says advertising is a waste of time.

Let’s attack the answer choices:

A. More elected officials are needed to support environmental legislation.

This statement ignores the last premise of the passage—that the public is becoming more and more concerned about the environment. Eliminate it.


B. Elected officials have lost touch with the concerns of the public.

This clearly goes beyond the scope of the argument and ignores parts of the first two premises that relate to the environment.


C. The five elected officials who actively campaigned for new environmental legislation should be congratulated.

This statement, while consistent with the sentiments of the author, again does not deal with the last premise, relating to the concerns of the public.


D. If the environment is to be saved, elected officials must support environmental legislation.

This answer choice again ignores the last premise in the passage and goes too far. Eliminate it.


E. If elected officials are truly to represent their constituents, many of them must increase their support of environmental legislation.

Bingo. This answer is supported by all the premises, and it does not go beyond the scope of the argument.
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Hi Bunuel, how does A ignore the last premise? The last premise is what indicates that more elected officials are needed. - Which is same as E.

- Increase in more elected officials has 2 interpretations:
- A net increase in number of officials and officials who support Enviro
- Increase in proportion of existing officials who support Enviro...

A/E are quite the same.
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OFFICIAL EXPLANATION



Fewer elected officials are supporting environmental legislation this year than at any time in the last decade. In a study of 30 elected officials, only five were actively campaigning for new environmental legislation. This comes at a time when the public’s concern for the environment is growing by leaps and bounds.

Which of the following conclusions is best supported by the passage above?


Because you read the question first, you know that this is really just an inference question—and, as always with inference questions, the main thing is not to go too far. Be wary of answer choices that go further than the scope of the original argument. For example, if the passage has given you several noncontroversial facts about advertising, do not select an answer choice that says advertising is a waste of time.

Let’s attack the answer choices:

A. More elected officials are needed to support environmental legislation.

This statement ignores the last premise of the passage—that the public is becoming more and more concerned about the environment. Eliminate it.


B. Elected officials have lost touch with the concerns of the public.

This clearly goes beyond the scope of the argument and ignores parts of the first two premises that relate to the environment.


C. The five elected officials who actively campaigned for new environmental legislation should be congratulated.

This statement, while consistent with the sentiments of the author, again does not deal with the last premise, relating to the concerns of the public.


D. If the environment is to be saved, elected officials must support environmental legislation.

This answer choice again ignores the last premise in the passage and goes too far. Eliminate it.


E. If elected officials are truly to represent their constituents, many of them must increase their support of environmental legislation.

Bingo. This answer is supported by all the premises, and it does not go beyond the scope of the argument.
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