Question

<11{1[2(06)06]}> Reporter: A new campaign finance reform bill being considered by Congress would limit the amount of campaign contributions that political candidates can receive. However, a survey of candidates running for mayor, governor, and senate seats shows that not one of them favors the bill. Clearly, there is no desire among politicians to limit campaign contributions. Which one of the following points out the flaw in the reporter’s argument above?

Answer 1

Answer:

d) The views of candidates currently running for office do not necessarily represent the views of all politicians.

Explanation:

The reporter simply transferred the conclusion onto the whole politician cohort. Since only the candidates who are running for high-stake political positions were included in the survey, that does not necessarily mean that all the politicians that exist think the new limit is bad.

To add up, the percentage of politicians that are also the candidates for high positions is significantly smaller than the number of all politicians.