#23- Editorial: This political party has repeatedly

[persde]

I chose answer choice (E) on this one. After negating the terms in choice (D) I have a better sense of why it is the correct answer, but can you please explain why choice (E) is incorrect? Is it because the answer talks about "members" of a political party instead of the party as a whole? After using the negation technique on choice (E) I can see it's not the best choice but I'd like further clarification.

Thank you!

[Jennifer Janowsky]

"(E) Members of one political party never have inconsistent views on how to best approach a political issue."

The answer choice (E) is arguing that in order to be a member of a political party you cannot have inconsistent views. However, no part of the stimulus argues what includes or excludes a person from being a member of a party. In this case, they are talking about policies and goals, both of which are further connected in answer choice (D). Hope this helps you!

[lilleb]

Hi!
I grasp the use of the Negation Technique here, but there's multiple negatives in the correct answer choice.

Would you negate all the negatives to arrive at what would be used to attempt to weaken the stimulus? What would be the negated form of Answer Choice D?

Thank you!

[Poonam Agrawal]

Hi lilleb!

The negated version of answer choice (D) would be: A consistent political policy does hold that an action that comprises a worthy goal should not be performed.

You only need to negate one part of the answer choice, because negating multiple parts changes the meaning of the original statement.

Remember that with the Assumption Negation Technique, if your negated answer attacks the original conclusion, it is the correct answer. Here, when answer choice (D) is negated, we can say that the political party is consistent because consistent policy holds that education spending should not be increased. Therefore, it directly attacks the original conclusion which states that the party's policy is inconsistent.

I hope this helps! Let us know if you have any other questions.