PT75.S3.Q22 - From 1996 to 2004, the average...

Rev_Lefe

Could someone please explain further about E?

In terms of (E), how do we know that "the biggest decreases in family income" were occurred within the period from 1996 to 2004? Because of this trouble, I picked E under the concept that I can't make an unwarranted assumption about the time the biggest decreases occurred. I can't really figure out what did I miss.

Thank you for your help.

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Jonathan Wang

It's a weaken (except) question. When you manipulate arguments, you're not supposed to question the answer choice's truth, you're supposed to plug it into the argument to ascertain its impact ("which of the following, if true...").

Plugged in, the answer choice takes the blame off of the ruling party, attacking the idea that the decreases are the ruling party's fault.