Ambiguous them?

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Ambiguous them?

by rahulvsd » Sun May 20, 2012 8:21 pm
Churchgoers in the Oldcastle parish have asked the leaders of the Human Genome Project not to hold a convention in the center opposite the local church since the agenda presented in the convention may be offensive to them.
A. the leaders of the Human Genome Project not to hold a convention in the center opposite the local church since the agenda presented in the convention may be offensive to them
B. the leaders of the Human Genome Project not to hold a convention at the local church since the agenda presented in the convention may be offensive to them
C. the leaders of the Human Genome Project not to hold a convention in the center opposite the local church due to the fact that the agenda presented in the convention may be offensive to them.
D. the leadership of the Human Genome Project not to hold a convention in the center opposite the local church due to the fact the agenda presented in the convention may be offensive to them
E. the leadership of the Human Genome Project not to hold a convention in the center opposite the local church since the agenda presented in the convention may be offensive to them

[spoiler]OA: E.[/spoiler] The explanation states that A is wrong because them could refer to leaders or churchgoers. Per the meaning of the sentence them has to refer to the churchgoers. Is this logic not enough?
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by GmatKiss » Sun May 20, 2012 11:43 pm
Churchgoers in the Oldcastle parish have asked the leaders of the Human Genome Project not to hold a convention in the center opposite the local church since the agenda presented in the convention may be offensive to them.

A. the leaders of the Human Genome Project not to hold a convention in the center opposite the local church since the agenda presented in the convention may be offensive to them THEM MAY REFER TO LEADERS/CHURCH MEMBERS
B. the leaders of the Human Genome Project not to hold a convention at the local church since the agenda presented in the convention may be offensive to them THEM MAY REFER TO LEADERS/CHURCH MEMBERS
C. the leaders of the Human Genome Project not to hold a convention in the center opposite the local church due to the fact that the agenda presented in the convention may be offensive to them. THEM MAY REFER TO LEADERS/CHURCH MEMBERS
D. the leadership of the Human Genome Project not to hold a convention in the center opposite the local church due to the fact the agenda presented in the convention may be offensive to them THEM REFERS TO CHURCH MEMBERS
E. the leadership of the Human Genome Project not to hold a convention in the center opposite the local church since the agenda presented in the convention may be offensive to them THEM REFERS TO CHURCH MEMBERS

IMO: E

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