A political party hopes to expand its voter base by temporarily freezing repayments on government loans taken by residents of small towns and villages. Doing so will reduce the party’s support among urbanites, as they will interpret the freeze as unfair regional favoritism, but because the freeze will be heavily publicized, the party hopes that it will attract voters away from rival parties. The party’s long-term hopes are that voters initially won over by the temporary freeze will become party loyalists.
Which of the following would be most useful in evaluating the likelihood that the party’s plan will succeed?
A. Whether the party considered the possibility that the freeze may be deemed unfair among urban residents
Incorrect, we are already given that urbanites will interpret the freeze as unfair regional favoritism so this is not a new useful information for us.
B. Whether the repayment freeze will be publicized by the public relations team that the party presently employs
Incorrect, we are already given that the freeze will be heavily publicized so this is not a new useful information for us.
C. Whether repayments on some types of loans will be frozen for longer than repayments on others will
Incorrect, distribution of repayment freeze doesn't matter to us as the plan is that repayment freeze overall will lead to the desired success.
D. Whether it is probable that the party’s rivals will respond by promising a loan repayment freeze as well
Correct, if this is true then the party's plan might not be successful.
E. Whether using a different approach might allow the party to increase its support among residents of small towns and villages and, simultaneously, maintain a stable or decaying support level among all voters
Incorrect, we strictly want to focus on the main plan which is freeze leading to the success, not interested about other plans.