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by uptowngirl92 » Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:42 pm
Because city council members in small towns are intimately acquainted with the public they serve, they clearly have a more difficult job than city council members in larger cities.

The conclusion above rests on which of the following assumptions?

A, Working directly with members of the public is the one of the most challenging aspects of serving on a city council.

B, Managing the affairs of a large city requires a more significant time commitment than working directly with the public.

C, City council members in small towns are often related to a certain percentage of the population, making them intimately acquainted with the people they serve.

D, Residents of small towns often attend city council meetings to present their concerns.

E, City council members in large cities rarely engage the public directly.
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by heshamelaziry » Fri Sep 04, 2009 12:16 am
Negating answer choice E will clearly weaken the argument.
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by xcusemeplz2009 » Fri Sep 04, 2009 1:33 am
IMO D
It does not matter how many times you get knocked down , but how many times you get up
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by gmatmachoman » Fri Sep 04, 2009 9:34 am
uptowngirl92 wrote:Because city council members in small towns are intimately acquainted with the public they serve, they clearly have a more difficult job than city council members in larger cities.

The conclusion above rests on which of the following assumptions?

A, Working directly with members of the public is the one of the most challenging aspects of serving on a city council.

B, Managing the affairs of a large city requires a more significant time commitment than working directly with the public.

C, City council members in small towns are often related to a certain percentage of the population, making them intimately acquainted with the people they serve.

D, Residents of small towns often attend city council meetings to present their concerns.

E, City council members in large cities rarely engage the public directly.

IMO E !!LOOK FOR THE TERMS INTIMATE ACQUAINTANCE & ENGAGE!
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by tom4lax » Sat Sep 05, 2009 5:57 pm
Im surprised no one has mentioned A yet. I think this is a linking assumption, as a new piece of information is brought to the argument.

Because city council members in small towns are intimately acquainted with the public they serve, they clearly have a more difficult job than city council members in larger cities.

The argument is stating that being acquainted with the public makes their job more difficult.

What is OA?
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by bharathh » Sat Sep 05, 2009 6:14 pm
IMO E

A does not say why serving on a council of a smaller city is tougher. It just says the job is tough.

B Not relevant info.

C We already know that council members in small towns are intimately acquainted. Redundant info

D Doesn't have relevance to the issue. Nowhere does it state that the more # of times residents attend meetings, the tougher the job becomes.

E wins as the others have been eliminated.
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by khanshainur » Mon May 16, 2016 12:08 am
Yes, E looks OK
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