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CR Practice test question #11

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by missionmba » Tue Aug 05, 2008 4:16 am
Party leaders feared that the recent addition of conservative planks to the party platform would diminish the popularity of the party among younger voters. Some predicted that the number of party members younger than 25 would decline, or, at best, stay the same. This fear, though, has proven to be unfounded: of all party members, the percentage younger than 25 is higher than ever. Rather than hurt the party, conservatism has helped attract more young voters to the party.

Which of the following, if true, would most seriously weaken the author’s conclusion?


Many party leaders are uncomfortable with the political direction the party is taking, for both political and ideological reasons.

Party candidates continue to suffer defeats when running on the party platform.

The number of party members older than 25 declined significantly after the announcement of the new conservative platform.

In the last election, the ratio of voters under the age of 25 who voted for the party to all voters under the age of 25 increased.

Over half the population of potential voters under the age of 25 never vote.
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by raunekk » Tue Aug 05, 2008 6:52 am
imo:C
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by yingli » Wed Aug 06, 2008 2:16 pm
IMO C
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Re: CR Practice test question #11

by Stockmoose16 » Fri Aug 08, 2008 4:14 pm
missionmba wrote:Party leaders feared that the recent addition of conservative planks to the party platform would diminish the popularity of the party among younger voters. Some predicted that the number of party members younger than 25 would decline, or, at best, stay the same. This fear, though, has proven to be unfounded: of all party members, the percentage younger than 25 is higher than ever. Rather than hurt the party, conservatism has helped attract more young voters to the party.

Which of the following, if true, would most seriously weaken the author’s conclusion?


Many party leaders are uncomfortable with the political direction the party is taking, for both political and ideological reasons.

Party candidates continue to suffer defeats when running on the party platform.

The number of party members older than 25 declined significantly after the announcement of the new conservative platform.

In the last election, the ratio of voters under the age of 25 who voted for the party to all voters under the age of 25 increased.

Over half the population of potential voters under the age of 25 never vote.
There is no way "C" is correct. The conclusion of the paragraph is "Rather than hurt the party, conservatism has helped attract more young voters."

C says, "The number of party members older than 25 declined significantly after the announcement of the new conservative platform." Remember that the paragraph's conclusion said conservatism helped attract more young voters. It said nothing about the declination of over 25 voters.

What's the OA?
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Re: CR Practice test question #11

by Ian Stewart » Fri Aug 08, 2008 4:53 pm
Stockmoose16 wrote: There is no way "C" is correct. The conclusion of the paragraph is "Rather than hurt the party, conservatism has helped attract more young voters."

C says, "The number of party members older than 25 declined significantly after the announcement of the new conservative platform." Remember that the paragraph's conclusion said conservatism helped attract more young voters. It said nothing about the declination of over 25 voters.

What's the OA?
It's certainly C. This is a math (ratio) question disguised as a CR question. The conclusion, that young voters were attracted to the party, is based on the fact, as stated in the argument, that young voters now make up a larger percentage of party members than before. This might mean that young people joined the party, but it might also mean that old people left the party. Knowing that 25-and-unders now make up a greater percentage of party members than before does not mean that there are more 25-and-unders in the party than before, which is what the argument claims.
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by missionmba » Sun Aug 10, 2008 2:29 am
OA: C

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by peter.p.81 » Wed May 11, 2016 1:47 am
I think C is the right answer here.
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