Crictical Reasoning Question Oct 24 2009

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After few responses I will post the answer to the below question so that I could get genuine responses.Please explain both correct and incorrect answers.
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In 2001,high school implemented a new program designed to reduce the incidence of teenage pregnancy .The program,however ,failed to produce its desired result.If the program had been successful,the dropout rate for female students would not have increased substantially in 2001.

The argument in the passage depends on which of the following assumptions.

A) The number of teen pregnancies nation wide increased in 2001.

B) The number of teen pregnancies in 2001 was greater than the number of teenage pregnancies in 2001.

C) Teenage pregnancy is the leading reason for female students leave school.

D) The program was mandatory for all female students.

E) Most 2001 female dropouts were not pregnant at any time during the year.

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by Ludacrispat26 » Sat Oct 24, 2009 2:29 pm
Hmmm, what's the source on this? I see a very, very similar question here:

https://www.beatthegmat.com/cr-weaken-th ... 40297.html

IMO C

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by james33 » Sun May 15, 2016 9:54 pm
Answer C seems to be logical one out of other answer choices