Trying to figure out why “there are tons of rural folks” somehow means “rural folks tend to share more” involves a fair amount of mental gymnastics that you should be unwilling to do until you’ve read all the other answer choices.

So in practice, the reason not to pick (A) is that it isn’t obviously right at first glance. That should make you move on, see that (C) is clearly right, and never return to (A).

If you did pick (A), the lesson is more about proactively anticipating the answer than it is about (A)’s precise wording.

Trying to figure out why “rural folks frequently buy only a few tickets” somehow means “rural folks tend to share more” involves a fair amount of mental gymnastics that you should be unwilling to do until you’ve read all the other answer choices.

So in practice, the reason not to pick (B) is that it isn’t obviously right at first glance. That should make you move on, see that (C) is clearly right, and never return to (B).

If you did pick (B), the lesson is more about proactively anticipating the answer than it is about (B)’s precise wording.

(C) gives us an actual reason why rural winners share more than city winners. When someone in the boonies wins, EVERYBODY KNOWS! “Hey everybody, Boony Popoya just won the lottery! What’re gonna do with your winnings, Boony?!?” “Uhhhhh obviously I’m gonna share!”

When someone in the city wins, no one knows. City Popoya faces no community pressure.

Trying to figure out why “rural families are bigger than city families” somehow means “rural folks tend to share more with their neighbors” involves a fair amount of mental gymnastics that you should be unwilling to do until you’ve read all the other answer choices.

So in practice, the reason not to pick (D) is that it isn’t obviously right at first glance. That should make you move on, see that (C) is clearly right, and never return to (D).

If you did pick (D), the lesson is more about proactively anticipating the answer than it is about (D)’s precise wording.

Trying to figure out why “rural folks buy a lotta tickets” somehow means “rural folks tend to share more” involves a fair amount of mental gymnastics that you should be unwilling to do until you’ve read all the other answer choices.

So in practice, the reason not to pick (E) is that it isn’t obviously right at first glance. That should make you move on, see that (C) is clearly right, and never return to (E).

If you did pick (E), the lesson is more about proactively anticipating the answer than it is about (E)’s precise wording.