If the question is to explain the surprising fact of why 52% of people still thought he was good or excellent, why does the answer focus on those who thought his performance was poor?
Stim says 52% approve. That means up to 48% disapprove.
(A) says that people who already disapprove are the pretty much the only ones concerned with his ethics violations. Walker basically didn't lose anybody, he just pissed off the ones who don't like him even more.
Its "almost all" of those who believe he is guilty, so if half of the city believes he is guilty, then almost all of the people who believe he is guilty if half of the city. Therefore leading to his 52% approval rating.
I got it. But was over the target time as usual. The political reference though LMAO
Here's my explanation:
Recent poll: Almost half believe mayor is guilty. And 52 % say he is doing an excellent job.
Current polling is "no lower" i.e. same or better than before he was accused.
Answer Choice A
Almost all of the people who believe that Walker is guilty of ethics violations had thought, even before he was accused of those violations, that his performance as mayor was poor.
So, the people who currently believe he is guilty are the same people who tanked his rating in the past polling.
Similarly, people who rated him good now are the same that rated him good in the past. The accusations didn't change how the constituents feel about his performance. Therefore, the ratings didn't change.
Not sure why I didn't go with my gut the first time and chose C. C didn't even make sense when I looked at if after choosing it. What is wrong with me!?
Why would A be right if the people thought his performance was poor but the stimulus says that people judged that his performance was excellent???? I am so confused my brain hurts.
almost half (guilty)= 48% (not explicitly, but let's assume)
If almost all of the people who thought he was guilty were already prejudiced against him, then it stands to reason that his satisfaction score wouldn't be affected
I can definitely tell I'm fatigued and should call it a night lol.
I debunked B-E and forgot there was an A and had no idea what to pick. During blind review, I don't even know why I skipped A either lmao. Ugh I definitely could have gotten it right I believe!
This doesn't make sense to me. Not even a little bit.
Why would we care what the people who already thought he was poor thought after the fact? Of course we didn't expect those people's views to change.
What should matter is what the people who thought positively thought and whether their opinions changed or not. The stimulus obviously doesn't expect us to believe someone had an ethics violation and public opinion would improve, do they? Of course not. So, why is the answer focused on the opinion of others whose opinion clearly would not change?
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Question there is a difference between resolve and explain correct?
I chose C
was between A and C (idk why I was between C), and of course, I chose C. Chose A in my BR. I do not like these question types.
I got this question wrong because I couldn't stop thinking about Rob Ford.
If the question is to explain the surprising fact of why 52% of people still thought he was good or excellent, why does the answer focus on those who thought his performance was poor?
I love that I thought this was an easy question and yet its difficulty is hard yet easy questions stump me...
A is the perfect answer because...
Stim says 52% approve. That means up to 48% disapprove.
(A) says that people who already disapprove are the pretty much the only ones concerned with his ethics violations. Walker basically didn't lose anybody, he just pissed off the ones who don't like him even more.
Was torn between A and E and went with E.
Its "almost all" of those who believe he is guilty, so if half of the city believes he is guilty, then almost all of the people who believe he is guilty if half of the city. Therefore leading to his 52% approval rating.
i keep getting these questions correct in the blind review...
can we have some deeper explanation as to why AC A is correct?
The shoot a man on 5th Avenue was a spectacular reference, very fitting
I got it. But was over the target time as usual. The political reference though LMAO
Here's my explanation:
Recent poll: Almost half believe mayor is guilty. And 52 % say he is doing an excellent job.
Current polling is "no lower" i.e. same or better than before he was accused.
Answer Choice A
Almost all of the people who believe that Walker is guilty of ethics violations had thought, even before he was accused of those violations, that his performance as mayor was poor.
So, the people who currently believe he is guilty are the same people who tanked his rating in the past polling.
Similarly, people who rated him good now are the same that rated him good in the past. The accusations didn't change how the constituents feel about his performance. Therefore, the ratings didn't change.
over it
in no world is 52% considered "almost all" -- this is a very poor question. Should have said "majority", not almost all
U lost me with math
Not sure why I didn't go with my gut the first time and chose C. C didn't even make sense when I looked at if after choosing it. What is wrong with me!?
meh... imma just... get this one wrong i guess then
Why would A be right if the people thought his performance was poor but the stimulus says that people judged that his performance was excellent???? I am so confused my brain hurts.
THAT'S A TRICKY QUESTION
52% = good or excellent
almost half (guilty)= 48% (not explicitly, but let's assume)
If almost all of the people who thought he was guilty were already prejudiced against him, then it stands to reason that his satisfaction score wouldn't be affected
I am struggling significantly more with these REE questions than other ones. What can I do to improve on these?
I can definitely tell I'm fatigued and should call it a night lol.
I debunked B-E and forgot there was an A and had no idea what to pick. During blind review, I don't even know why I skipped A either lmao. Ugh I definitely could have gotten it right I believe!
The simpler version of (A) would have been "Walker is a polarizing figure"
What?? How?? How did they get to that??
I feel like I'm living in an alternate universe when I read some of these explanations...
This doesn't make sense to me. Not even a little bit.
Why would we care what the people who already thought he was poor thought after the fact? Of course we didn't expect those people's views to change.
What should matter is what the people who thought positively thought and whether their opinions changed or not. The stimulus obviously doesn't expect us to believe someone had an ethics violation and public opinion would improve, do they? Of course not. So, why is the answer focused on the opinion of others whose opinion clearly would not change?
Can someone please help explain this please?
#feedback
#tutor
#instructor
#help
#pleasehelp
Seriously...help.
-16 below target time and right on first try holyyyyy