In the 2000 local election, only 28% of individuals between the ages of 18 and 25 voted. In the 2004 local election, however, candidates made more of an effort to appeal to these younger voters, so turnout was slightly higher at 39%.
Which of the following pieces of information weakens the above argument?
Mesa College has a long reputation of progressive arts education. It relies heavily on donations from its alumni for scholarships and campus improvements. Mesa College has never had an athletic program, and many current students and alumni say that they think this had led the college to put more focus and financial resources into developing first-class arts programs. This year, Mesa College instituted a football program, over the objections of many students and alumni.
Based on this passage, which of the following is likely to occur?
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Struthers College has built its reputation for academic excellence largely on significant contributions from wealthy alumni who are avid fans of the school’s football team. Although the team has won more national championships over the years than any other team in its division, this year it did not even win the division title, and so Struthers College can expect to see a decline in alumni contributions next year.
The above argument relies on which of the following assumptions about Struthers College?
A severe drought can actually lessen the total amount of government aid that United States farmers receive as a group. The government pays farmers the amount, if any, by which the market price at which crops are actually sold falls short of a preset target price per bushel for the crops. The drought of 1983, for example, caused farm-program payments to drop by $10 billion.
Given the information above, which of the following, if true, best explains why the drought of 1983 resulted in a reduction in farm-program payments?
Which of me following best completes the passage below?
Adding ethanol to the gasoline used in cars reduces exhaust emissions while slightly increasing evaporation from gasoline tanks in cars and service stations. These evaporative emissions are a major component of the smog found in many large cities in the hot summer months but, except in hot weather, evaporative emissions pose less of a pollution problem than exhaust emissions do. Therefore, if air pollution were the only consideration, one could conclude that ________.
A recent study that compared most physiological processes of the mentally ill to those of the mentally healthy discovered that persons with minor mental illness are more likely to have sleep disorders than those who are mentally healthy. Such research provided grounds for some scientists to speculate that minor mental illness often causes sleep disorders.
Which of the following, if true, most weakens the speculation above?
From last few years since 1972, pollution levels in Lake X have dropped considerably, primarily because of a state program to clean the lake water by means of a water refinery. Ironically, during this same period, the once-abundant population of sunfish in the lake has dwindled.
Which of the following, if true, would best explain why the sunfish population of Lake X has dwindled at the same time that the lake water has become cleaner?
In response to viral infection, the immune systems of mice typically produce antibodies that destroy the virus by binding to proteins on its surface. Mice infected with the herpesvirus generally develop keratitis, a degenerative disease affecting part of the eye. Since proteins on the surface of cells in this part of the eye closely resemble those on the herpesvirus surface, scientists hypothesize that these cases of keratitis are caused by antibodies to the herpesvirus.
Which of the following, if true, most helps to support the scientists’ reasoning?
A recent study suggests that regular exercise improves the health of person's heart and cardiovascular system. Five years ago, people under the age of 60 accounted for 50 percent of the people who had suffered one or more heart attacks. Today, people under the age of 60 account for only 40 percent of the people who have suffered one or more heart attacks. The same study shows that people under the age of 60 exercise more regularly today than they did 5 years ago, while the exercise habits of people aged 60 and over have remained the same.
Which one of the following most strengthens the argument?
A government agency released results showing that the average lead content in many wines sold in the U.S. exceeds the Federal government's standard for drinking water. According to the results, domestically produced wines tested in the bottle often had lead contents lower than the amount allowed for drinking water; however, when the wines were poured, both domestic and imported wines contained lead levels higher than the standard for drinking water. Italian wines were found to contain some of the highest lead levels.
Which of the following, if true, contributes most to an explanation of the increase in the lead levels of domestically produced wines?