PrepTest 146

Incorrect. The argument wants to empower families with children/non-voters, so this answer about having attention be directly proportional to the number of voters doesn't align with the argument.

Incorrect. This answer would justify not allowing parents to vote for their children under certain conditions, but the argument wants to allow them to do so. Since it doesn't align with the argument, it can't be necessary for it.

Incorrect. This might justify the parents voting differently than they would otherwise, but it doesn't justify giving parents extra votes for their children. Another answer that doesn't align with the argument being made.

Incorrect. This answer is about what isn't fair, not what is fair, which is what the conclusion is concerned with.

Correct. Argument or Facts:
Argument

Valid or Flawed:
Flawed

Question Type:
Strengthen with Necessary Premise

Stimulus Summary:
Problem Ð Families have children that can't vote, so lawmakers don't pay as much attention to them as they should.
Solution Ð Give parents extra votes for their children.
Conclusion Ð This will allow families with minor children to be fairly represented.

Answer Anticipation:
This is very much a problem/solution passage, and normally these passages have a conclusion that states the solution the author is putting forward.

However, this argument goes a step further than that to conclude that the solution would lead to "fair representation." That's a judgment that isn't discussed at any earlier point in the argument—there's no definition of what it means to have fair representation.

Since there's a gap between the solution and this judgment, the correct answer should allow them to be connected—something about allowing these extra votes leading to fair representation.

Answer Explanation:
This answer establishes that the course of action proposed in the stimulus would be compatible with the conclusion about fair representation. If a group can't be fairly represented when some members vote on behalf of others, then the argument falls apart.

Key Takeaway:
Strengthen with Necessary/Sufficient Premise questions frequently have new terms that show up in the conclusion. When this happens, the correct answer generally connects that idea to an idea from the premises.