Astorga's campaign promises are apparently just an attempt to please voters. ββββ βββ ββββ βββ ββββ ββ ββ βββββββ βββββ ββ ββββββ ββββ βββ βββ βββββββ ββββ βββββββ βββββ ββββ ββββββ ββββ βββ βββ βββββ ββ βββ ββββββββββ ββββββ βββ βββ βββββ ββββ ββββ βββββββ ββββββββ βββββββ ββ ββ ββ βββ βββββββ ββββββ
The author concludes that Astorga isnβt telling voters what she actually plans to do once sheβs elected mayor. Why? Because her campaign promises are based on her knowledge of what voters want their mayor to do.
Look closely: does the author's premise actually support the conclusion? Not really! The premise is about how Astorga determined her campaign promises, while the conclusion is about what Astorga intends to do as mayor. In between these two, the author is missing a link to connect making popular promises with lacking the intention to follow through.
Put differently, this means the author is assuming that Astorga doesn't plan to fulfil her promises. Without this assumption, the argument makes no senseβwe would have no reason to think Astorga's popular promises are dishonest. And it's certainly a questionable assumption, without any other information to suggest that Astorga is lying.
Which one of the following ββ β ββββββββββββ ββββββββββ ββ βββββ βββ ββββββββ βββββββ
If she is βββββββ ββββββ βββββββ ββββ βββ ββ βββββββ ββ ββββββββ βββ βββ ββββββββ ββββββββ βββ βββ βββββ
The opinion polls ββ βββββ βββββββββ ββββββββ βββ βββββ ββ βββ ββββββββββ βββββββ ββββ ββββββ ββββ βββ βββ βββββ ββ βββ
Most voters are ββββββββ ββ ββ βββββββββ ββ βββββββββ ββββββββ ββββββββ ββ ββββ βββ βββ ββ βββ βββββββ βββββββββ
Astorga has no ββββββ ββββββββ ββ βββ βββ βββββ ββββ βββ βββ βββββ βββββ ββ ββ ββ βββββββ
Astorga does not ββββββββ βββββββ ββ ββββββββ ββ ββ ββββ βββ βββ βββββββ ββββ βββ ββββββ βββββββ βββββ ββββ ββββββ ββββ βββ βββ βββββ ββ βββ