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Complete Question Explanation
Strengthen—PR. The correct answer choice is (A).
In the stimulus, Grecia recommends asking the survey respondents their age. Hildago replies that they should just ask the respondents what age range they fall into rather than their exact age because the exact ages aren't needed for their survey.
This question asks for the answer that most justifies Hildago's view. Since the question uses "most justifies" rather than "justifies" by itself, this is actually a strengthen question rather than a Justify question. We're looking for the answer that comes closest to justifying Hildago's conclusion.
As mentioned in the question, these answers are principles, which are (often broad) rules that indicate what action should or shouldn't be taken or offering some judgement about whether something is right or wrong, etc..
Here, we are looking for an answer that matches the facts given and supports Hildago's conclusion.
Answer choice (A): This is the correct answer choice. Hildago recommends collecting only the age ranges of the respondents rather than their exact ages because the exact ages aren't necessary for the survey. This answer advocates not collecting more detailed information than is required for the purpose of the survey, which perfectly matches Hildago's line of reasoning and supports his argument.
Answer choice (B): This answer refers to respondents being unlikely to answer the question accurately. There is no indication or suggestion in the stimulus that respondents would be unlikely to answer the question regarding their age accurately.
Answer choice (C): This answer refers to a secure means of storing the information being required to ask sensitive personal information. First, there's no reason to assume that someone's age is "sensitive" personal information. Second, there is no discussion whatsoever in the stimulus regarding a secure means of storing the information.
Answer choice (D): This answer is much more permissive in what surveys should be allowed to gather than Hildago's recommendation. Since respondents' ages "might" be needed, this answer would be fine with collecting the exact ages. This answer better supports Grecia's recommendation than Hildago's.
Answer choice (E): This answer refers to telling respondents about how the information will be used. This is not discussed anywhere in the stimulus.
Strengthen—PR. The correct answer choice is (A).
In the stimulus, Grecia recommends asking the survey respondents their age. Hildago replies that they should just ask the respondents what age range they fall into rather than their exact age because the exact ages aren't needed for their survey.
This question asks for the answer that most justifies Hildago's view. Since the question uses "most justifies" rather than "justifies" by itself, this is actually a strengthen question rather than a Justify question. We're looking for the answer that comes closest to justifying Hildago's conclusion.
As mentioned in the question, these answers are principles, which are (often broad) rules that indicate what action should or shouldn't be taken or offering some judgement about whether something is right or wrong, etc..
Here, we are looking for an answer that matches the facts given and supports Hildago's conclusion.
Answer choice (A): This is the correct answer choice. Hildago recommends collecting only the age ranges of the respondents rather than their exact ages because the exact ages aren't necessary for the survey. This answer advocates not collecting more detailed information than is required for the purpose of the survey, which perfectly matches Hildago's line of reasoning and supports his argument.
Answer choice (B): This answer refers to respondents being unlikely to answer the question accurately. There is no indication or suggestion in the stimulus that respondents would be unlikely to answer the question regarding their age accurately.
Answer choice (C): This answer refers to a secure means of storing the information being required to ask sensitive personal information. First, there's no reason to assume that someone's age is "sensitive" personal information. Second, there is no discussion whatsoever in the stimulus regarding a secure means of storing the information.
Answer choice (D): This answer is much more permissive in what surveys should be allowed to gather than Hildago's recommendation. Since respondents' ages "might" be needed, this answer would be fine with collecting the exact ages. This answer better supports Grecia's recommendation than Hildago's.
Answer choice (E): This answer refers to telling respondents about how the information will be used. This is not discussed anywhere in the stimulus.