Just something I noticed with these questions: look at the language in the stimulus and see if it appears in any derived form in the answer that you suspect to be correct. For example, the context features "temporary" in the first sentence, and the correct answer talks about "after death." Why would a temporary monopoly on one's idea extend after death? If it did, then it would no longer be temporary.

This is my method too. For example, Tanner never mentioned anything about debating skills, rather that if candidates simply make the choice to debate, that voters can judge if they're more qualified. Their skills in debating has nothing to do with this judgment of voters (maybe it's because voters uncover how smart they are, or they like their personality, or their confidence, or anything else.) This way, it was easy to cross out most of the incorrect answers.