Critical Reasoning

In one state, all cities and most towns have antismoking ordinances. A petition entitled “Petition for Statewide Smoking Restriction” is being circulated to voters by campaign workers who ask only, “Do you want to sign a petition for statewide smoking restriction?” The petition advocates a state law banning smoking in most retail establishments and in government offices that are open to the public.

Which of the following circumstances would make the petition as circulated misleading to voters who understand the proposal as extending the local ordinances statewide?

A. Health costs associated with smoking cause health insurance premiums to rise for everyone and so affect nonsmokers.
B. In rural areas of the state, there are relatively few retail establishments and
government offices that are open to the public.
C. The state law would supersede the local antismoking ordinances, which contain stronger bans than the state law does.
D. There is considerable sentiment among voters in most areas of the state for restriction of smoking.
E. The state law would not affect existing local ordinances banning smoking in places where the fire authorities have determined that smoking would constitute a fire hazard.

I would go with C. Everything else seems a bit irrelevant.

IMO B

IMO C..The state law would supersede the local antismoking ordinances, which contain stronger bans than the state law does.

Correct Answer : 'C'

Only C misleads the voters.
A, D and E are irrelevant.
B only says that the there are less places in rural area where ban would be applicabel.
C is correct. C states that the state law will supersede local law. The local law is more strong than the state law. Hence this would milead the voters who think that the proposal will extend the local ordinances to the whole state.

-Good Question must say.
IMO - C as the options (premiums, fire depts, sentiment etc..) look ir-relevant.
Just want an opinion from other folks here reg. the difficulty level of such questions ? I would bracket it under medium to high. Ny thoughts?

IMO C). Everything else is not relevant. OA please?

I agree with you guys. I also think that the right answer is C