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Justify the Conclusion—SN. The correct answer choice is (A)
Here Chapin concludes that extremist parties' success in recent elections "pose no threat to democracy in those countries." This is based on two premises: they have won by pluralities, not majorities, and they only won when moderates were arguing amongst themselves.
In order to justify this conclusion, we will have to find the answer choice which links the necessary condition, "pose no threat to democracy" to either pluralities, or to wins during moderates' inner-arguing.
Answer choice (A): This is the correct answer choice, linking plurality to "never effect changes in their countries' political arrangements." Thus, such groups are no threat to democracy in those countries.
Answer choice (B): The stimulus presents no comparison between two- and multi- party systems, so this answer choice cannot justify the author's conclusion.
Answer choice (C): The word "sometimes" makes this a pretty weak assertion, and this does not link the rogue elements required in this case regardless.
Answer choice (D): This doesn't change the fact that extremists have had electoral success in other areas, or that moderates are sometimes kept busy fighting amongst themselves, and does not justify the author's conclusion.
Answer choice (E): People's intentions are irrelevant to the discussion of whether the electoral success of extremist parties is a threat to democracy in those countries, so this answer choice cannot justify the conclusion that these parties pose no such threat to democracy.
Justify the Conclusion—SN. The correct answer choice is (A)
Here Chapin concludes that extremist parties' success in recent elections "pose no threat to democracy in those countries." This is based on two premises: they have won by pluralities, not majorities, and they only won when moderates were arguing amongst themselves.
In order to justify this conclusion, we will have to find the answer choice which links the necessary condition, "pose no threat to democracy" to either pluralities, or to wins during moderates' inner-arguing.
Answer choice (A): This is the correct answer choice, linking plurality to "never effect changes in their countries' political arrangements." Thus, such groups are no threat to democracy in those countries.
Answer choice (B): The stimulus presents no comparison between two- and multi- party systems, so this answer choice cannot justify the author's conclusion.
Answer choice (C): The word "sometimes" makes this a pretty weak assertion, and this does not link the rogue elements required in this case regardless.
Answer choice (D): This doesn't change the fact that extremists have had electoral success in other areas, or that moderates are sometimes kept busy fighting amongst themselves, and does not justify the author's conclusion.
Answer choice (E): People's intentions are irrelevant to the discussion of whether the electoral success of extremist parties is a threat to democracy in those countries, so this answer choice cannot justify the conclusion that these parties pose no such threat to democracy.