#24 - Editorial: Our society has a vested interest in maintaining a political system in

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Complete Question Explanation

Strengthen, Principle. The correct answer choice is (D).

Answer choice (A):

Answer choice (B):

Answer choice (C):

Answer choice (D): This is the correct answer choice.

Answer choice (E):

This explanation is still in progress. Please post any questions below!

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Complete Question Explanation

Strengthen, Principle. The correct answer choice is (D).

Answer choice (A):

Answer choice (B):

Answer choice (C):

Answer choice (D): This is the correct answer choice.

Answer choice (E):

This explanation is still in progress. Please post any questions below!

I got this right, however can you explain the difference between A & D? I found that those two were the only contenders before locking down answer choice D. Side note, what struck out to me which dissuaded me on A, was the use of the term "candidates should not run for elected office", I found that too strong and not fitting the stimulus entirely well.

[Adam Tyson]

Sounds like you went through a good analysis, saiffshaikhh. What I would add is that you need to stay focused on the conclusion, and select an answer that makes that conclusion seem even better. Since the conclusion says the government should do something, but there was no evidence at all about what the government should do, the correct answer should be about what the government should do. You need to connect all that evidence about the vested interests of society and the problems with private funding to the idea that the government ought to take action. Answer A fails to do that, because it says nothing about what government should do. Instead, it's about what candidates should not do. That still leaves the conclusion out there all on its own, having no connection to any of the evidence!

In fact, since answer D is the only answer that even talks about the government, it has to be the only answer even worth thinking about. Stay focused on that conclusion, because if you want to strengthen an argument, you want to make the conclusion more likely to be true. Answers that add nothing to that conclusion are no good!