PT22.S2.Q25- A recent survey showed that

miriaml7

Would someone explain what D is saying and why it is the incorrect answer choice? Greatly appreciate anyone's input.

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Chris Nguyen

Hey! D is descriptively inaccurate: it doesn't happen in the argument.

D draws a conclusion regarding two beliefs, not one specific belief. If it doesn't even happen in the argument then it cannot be true.

If you are thinking that the specific belief is the whole conclusion, then it does not draw that conclusion based on different specific beliefs. The beliefs in the premise are the same type of beliefs in the conclusion.

Granger Danger

Yeah so D is one I would parse out slowly. Translate and baby step this one. The specific belief is that more people believe if indicted then resign than if convicted then resign.

So D is saying the stimulus makes a conclusion about more people believe in if indicted then resign based on questions about two specific beliefs.

I got rid of this AC because where were the questions about two specific beliefs? We don't know how many questions were asked. There are two beliefs in the argument, sure, but question(s)? We don't know that. Also the conclusion is a comparative statement, not a specific belief.

Also, D misses the flaw here. There is a sufficiency/necessity error with if indicted then resign and if resign then convicted.

Hope this helps. Keep at it!

miriaml7

Thank you!! @Christopherr @"Princess Carolyn"