All students at Pitcombe College were asked to label themselves conservative, liberal, or middle-of-the-road politically. Of the students, 25 percent labeled themselves conservative,24 percent labeled themselves liberal, and 51 percent labeled themselves middle-of-the-road.When asked about a particular set of issues, however, 77 percent of the students endorsed what is generally regarded as a liberal position.If all of the statements above are true, which one of the following must also be true?
(A) All students who labeled themselves liberal endorsed what is generally regarded as a liberal position on that set of issues.
(B) More students who labeled themselves middle-of-the road than students who labeled themselves liberal opposed what is generally regarded as a liberal position on that set of issues.
(C) The majority of students who labeled themselves middle-of-the-road opposed what is generally regarded as a liberal position on that set of issues.
(D) Some students who labeled themselves conservative endorsed what is generally regarded as a liberal position on that set of issues.
(E) Some students who labeled themselves liberal endorsed what is generally regarded as a conservative position on that set of issues.
Solution (Posted on Dec 11th):
The best answer is D. Remember, an answer for an inference questions must be 100%correct, as per the information given in the argument. As others choices suggest – nobody is opposing anything or any idea in the above argument. Choice D is best, sinceit gives data that, some students endorsed themselves conservative – but in the givencase, they took liberal position, as the case was such.
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